Mahendranagar, Feb 23 : Survey work for a concrete bridge to be built over the Doda, the biggest river in the southern part of Kanchanpur district, has been completed.

The bridge to be built at a cost of Rs 90,000,000 from His Majesty’s Government and the Asian Development Bank, will be the longest in Mahakali Zone, according to the divisional roads office in Kanchanpur.

An agreement has been reached between the roads office and Kalika construction Pvt Ltd, Chitwan on construction of the bridge to be completed within two and half years. The design work has also been carried out.

Work on the 207 meter long by 4.5 meter wide bridge will start within this fiscal year, according to divisional roads office, Kanchanpur  chief Nageshwar Prasad Gupta.

The bridge being built in constituency No l will benefit some l00,000 people in that area, according to vdc chairman Tara Lama Tamang.

Flooding in the Doda every year obstructs traffic and causes damage running into hundreds of thousands.

The present Nepali Congress government is building the bridge in accordance with the election time pledge made by mp n.P. Sawad who represents constituency No l.