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Gorkha, Oct 27: The flood occurred on October 11 from the Budhigandaki River after an avalanche blocked the Ungilung Stream caused a significant physical damage in the lower belt of Gorkha district.
 However, the disaster was not enough to prevent locals from gearing up for recovery efforts. 
With the help of locals, initiatives are on to manage alternative arrangements, restore the damaged physical infrastructure and bring life to normalcy. 
At the moment, locals and the local government are working hand-in-hand to build temporary means of transport and restore the road connectivity. 
Similarly, the Chum Valley Road which had remained closed for the past 15 days was reopened temporarily on Sunday on the initiatives of locals. 
Chumnubri Rural Municipality Chair Nima Lama said four wooden bridges have been installed over the Syar Stream, allowing the movement of the people and livestock including mules to and from the Chum Valley. 
People's connectivity to the Chum Valley was disrupted after the flood swept away the Cantilever bridge based in Sardibhir of Chumnubri Rural Municipality-6. 
According to details provided by the District Administration Office, Gorkha, the disaster damaged 108 houses and sheds at Chumnubri, Dharche, and Aarughat Rural Municipalities. 
Similarly, six suspension bridges, two motorable bridges, one Bailey bridge, and one more Cantilever bridge based in Yaru were swept away by the massive floods. 
The people of the affected areas are seen working collectively and tirelessly to rise from the devastation caused by the floods. 
"There was no alternative route to access the Chum Valley, following the disaster. They began efforts to revive from the damage shortly after the day of the flood. They cleared away the path and constructed wooden bridges, according to the local representative. 
Following their efforts for 15 consecutive days, four wooden bridges were installed on Syar Khola (stream) and the access to Chum Valley was possible. 
According to him, the local government is coordinating with the Nepal Army and the Gorkha Road Project to restore the obstructed Benighat–Aarughat–Larke road.
Efforts are underway to restore road connectivity in flood-affected areas of Gorkha district, with the Road Project Office, the Nepali Army and local residents working together to reopen damaged routes.
According to project authorities, the Gorkha Road Project Office is clearing the road section from Arukhet to Dobhan, while the Nepali Army is working on the stretch from Dobhan to Salleri. 
The Road Project Office began clearance work the day after the devastating flood.
Likewise, the Army is also attempting to reopen the road from Salleri in Chumnubri rural municipality to Jagat. 
However, the task remains challenging, particularly clearing off flood-deposited mud and debris along a 1.5-km stretch, mentioned the Nepali Army's road construction taskforce. 
Lieutenant Colonel Ramasagar Yadav, Chief of the Army's road construction task force, hinted that it could take few more days to clear off the debris. He added that pedestrians, mules and motorcycles could reach Pangsing within a few days. 
Meanwhile, local residents have been working round-the-clock to restore access to settlements rendered isolated in the wake of flood. Following the flood in Syarkhola triggered by the landslide in Ungilung river, residents have cleared off debris and reopened trails and tracks to reconnect villages. 
Villagers have also built a temporary wooden bridge after the flood swept away both a Bailey bridge and a suspension bridge connecting Dobhan in ward no 3 of Dharche rural municipality with Hulchuk in ward no 1. Movements of people have been restored across the affected section since last Monday.
Similarly, residents had also opened a route from Khorlabeshi in ward no. 3 to Tatopani within days of the disaster. To transport essential supplies, electricity wires were strung between Khorlabeshi and Kerauja.
Local youths cleared off mud and debris from the road between Kholobeshi and Jagat, making the route passable for pedestrians and mules. 
Dharche rural municipality Chairperson Laxman Gurung shared that drones were also used to deliver food supplies to ease immediate shortages in the affected areas.
Likewise, other essential infrastructures including flood-damaged Sirdibas Uhiya Micro Hydropower Project resumed operations within four days while repairs to the bridge at Aarughat, which connects Gorkha and Dhading districts, were completed within six days.
The Gorkha Road Project Office and the Nepali Army jointly repaired the bridge, swept away by the flood while the Army installed a Bailey bridge to restore traffic on the damaged section. 
Larger vehicles, including tipper trucks, have begun crossing the bridge since Monday.