Dang, 14 November: Babai river flowing downwards, suspension bridge over it. Greenery all around, nearby Motipur village. This scene is from the suspension bridge area connecting Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city-11 and Dangisharan rural municipality-2 Saruwadanda in Dang. This lovely sight attracts anyone who comes there. Currently, people come from far and wide to see the same bridge. Locals say that this time there is a crowd of people coming here to observe Dashain Tihar.
This time, this bridge became the main destination for those who came from far and wide to celebrate Dashain Tihar. Not only that, when the sun is setting, the shadows and the bridge on the Babai river increase the attraction. It was seen that people come to see that scene and enjoy taking pictures on it. Recently, this bridge is known as ‘viral’ bridge. Where not only locals but also from Salyan, Rukum and other districts are coming to take photos and view the scenery. Sharada KC of Salyan said that she too was forced to come here after hearing the discussions on social media and various people. “We saw pictures and videos on social media, that’s why we came here”, she said when she met here a few days ago, “It was good to come here, now it is necessary to develop it as a tourist spot with other tourist infrastructure.”
KC said that the locals will also benefit if structures such as restaurants, toilets and resting places are built for the convenience of visitors. 55-year-old Mohni Lamichhane of Tulsipur-11 says that although it was built in the year 2022, the bridge has been much talked about this time. He says, “This time, people from around the market came here to escape the heat during the long drought. After going viral on social media, it has recently started to develop in the tourism sector and has become the choice of many people. More than 1,500 people used to come here every day to observe the bridge in May.
The length of the bridge, which was built at a cost of Rs 30 millions, is 400 meters. After the construction of the bridge, it has become easy for the locals to move around. Local Karvir Chaudhary said that the bridge has made it easy to connect to Tulsipur market. According to him, in the past, one had to risk crossing the Babai river, but it has become easier after the bridge was built. Chaudhary suggested that recently, it has not only connected the local citizens but also started to develop as an entertainment place for distant citizens and now the local government should take initiative to develop it as a tourist center.
Man Bahadur Rawat, Ward President of Sub-Metropolitan City-11, said that they have started the initiative to develop the necessary infrastructure here and develop it as a tourist center. For that, he informed that preparations have been made to prepare a master plan based on suggestions from the ward residents after many discussions. “Last Tuesday also, we discussed with the locals and stakeholders and took the necessary opinions and suggestions. There has also been talk about the plan to build a rubber dam on the Babai river and use stones on it. Similarly, construction of a children’s park in the nearby Moti community forest, plans for the construction of physical infrastructure there have been discussed with stakeholders at various stages”, Ward President Rawat said, “For this, it has been decided to request budget from Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City, Lumbini State Government and Union Government. With everyone’s cooperation, it can be made a tourist hub.”
This suspension bridge is located about 12 km southwest of Tulsipur market.
