Tulsipur (Dang), 24 March: It became difficult for him to travel after his wife and sons became blind. Although the Rapti highway was nearby, there was no road to reach that highway, so Chandra Bir Wali of Sattale, Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City-3, dug a road for two years in his old age. Neither anyone helped him dig the road, nor did anyone show any interest. Chandra Bir, who dug a two-kilometer road for two years alone, has now found it much easier. The Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City has constructed a road on the path dug by Chandra Bir.
The path dug by Wali for two years in 2073 BS has been converted into a road. Now, cars, autos, and motorcycles ply on that road. From there, the same short route is used to go to Khamari. Chandra Bir dug the road for his blind wife and four sons. “My wife was blind, my sons were blind, there was no way to go to the market,” he said. “I dug that road so that my wife and son wouldn’t get hurt, now we can drive on this road.”
He had five sons and a daughter. One son and one daughter died in infancy. Of the four sons now, only the youngest son is blind, the other three are blind.
Currently, his eldest son works in Kathmandu in the evenings, while Maila earns money by singing songs in Tulsipur Bazaar. The youngest son is in Kathmandu, and he also works as a guide for the blind. Some people at home now help Chandrabir. His daily life is run with that support. “Sometimes a master comes, sometimes an engineer comes,” he said. “Everyone who comes like this brings rice and lentils, this is how our life has been going.”
