Villagers join hands to set up wooden bridge over Tirthan river...

In a remarkable display of community spirit and resilience, villagers of Kandi Dhar panchayat in the Tirthan valley of Banjar subdivision in Kullu district have constructed a temporary wooden bridge over the Tirthan river for the third time, on their own. The original bridge was destroyed in flashfloods.

The original iron pedestrian bridge, connecting Baridropa to Jawal, was partially damaged in the devastating flashfloods of 2023.

While the central span of the bridge remained intact, its one end was washed away after the river altered its course. Since then, the bridge has not been properly repaired, leaving residents with no safe crossing point.

However, the villagers first built a makeshift wooden bridge at the damaged end, allowing basic movement across the river.

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