CM Karki inaugurates Baidhyanath Bridge in Udayapur

KATARI (Udayapur): Chief Minister of Koshi State, Kedar Karki, today inaugurated an RCC bridge constructed over the Baidhyanath rivulet.

The bridge links Ward n. 6 and 7 of Katari Municipality.

On the occasion, he shared that the State government has been carrying out infrastructure development and construction.

Stating that this bridge has connected many people with the State capital, Biratnagar, and Kathmandu, the Chief Minister stressed that the State government has laid emphasis on humanitarian development with infrastructure development.

“The State government is involved towards humanitarian development to making people’s future bright along with road upgradation.

The State government takes the responsibility of study, health and skill development of children”, he underscored.

Similarly, Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Koshi State, Kamal Prasad Jabegu, mentioned that the province government has focused its attention on hilly areas centric development rather than urban.

Likewise, Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Ram Kumar Khatri, explained that with the completion of the bridge, it would be easier to locals in their movement.

Katari hospital would be upgraded to 50-bed hospital with the effort of State government, he added.

With the construction of the bridge, it has become easier to people of ward 6 and 7 as well as locals of Tapli, Udaypurgadhi, Limchungbung Rural Municipalities in their movement as well as to take local production to market.

The 84.40 meter long bridge was constructed at a cost of Rs 149.47 million.

Though the contract was signed to complete the construction of the bridge within two years, it was completed within 15 months.