Dodhara-Chandani suspension bridge over Mahakali River collapses

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१४ आश्विन २०८३, बुधबार ११:५९September 30, 2026

{{TAG_OPEN_div_14}Kathmandu. A pillar of the suspension bridge over the Dodhara-Chandani River has collapsed. The bridge over the Mahakali River in Kanchanpur collapsed this morning.

Tek TAG_OPEN_div_12 Bahadur Rawat, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of the District Police Office, Kanchanpur, said that the traffic has been halted after a pillar of the bridge connecting Bhimdutta Municipality and Dodhara-Chandani Municipality collapsed. About six meters of the bridge needs to be repaired. The traffic has been disrupted after the traffic was stopped.

“There is a problem in the movement of the suspension bridge between five to six meters on the second side of the bridge and the pillar of the suspension bridge has been broken. ”

TAG_OPEN_div_9Spokesperson Rawat said, “A police team has been deployed in the area.” After the construction of the suspension bridge two decades ago, Dodhara-Chandani was geographically connected to the mainstream of the country. Ram Bahadur Bohara, ward chairman of Bhimdutta Municipality-13, said that a technical team will come and inspect the bridge.

} “The pillar collapsed this morning due to heavy rains,” he said. ”