Bridge brings relief from risky ropeway journey

A bridge has been constructed by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation on the river Teesta. The villagers of the surrounding area has found the bridge a very helpful and long waited means to get across to other parts of the region. The villagers has been crossing the river through the dangerous twin ropeway which was established almost 50 years back.

The new bridge established in January this year will be withdrawn in May as the river will be diverted to the left bank for further NHPC work. According to Mr. Sahadev Khutia, chief engineer of TLDP-III (NHPC) said that we have sanctioned an amount of Rs. 3 lakhs for setting up a suspension ropeway and it will act more as a bridge. The ropeway will carry maximum of 8 persons at a time. So there is nothing to worry for the villagers. The villages like Nazok forest busty, Sepkhola, Lower Dung, Suruk, Samthar and Mandir Khola are all 85 km. away from the town and the distance has been shorten to 60 km. after the construction of he bridge. Mr. Bhim Bhujel said that we are all depends on agriculture for our livelihood and it was difficult for us to carry the products through the ropeway but the problems has partially solved after the construction of the bridge. Mr. Ramond Dewan of Sepkhola said that the bridge is the back bourn or the lifeline for us. The villagers became worried after the decision of NHPC officials to withdraw the bridge.

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