SINDHUPALCHOK, March 19 -- The construction of the Miteri bridge-that connects Tatopani in Sindhupalchok to Khasa in Tibet-has gained momentum. The bridge, damaged by the 2015 earthquake, has remained closed for the past three years.

Construction workers of Tianshun Road and Bridge Company, a Chinese government company, are laying the foundation of the bridge. "We have constructed a dam in the river to dig for the foundation of the bridge. We are also constructing a support wall for the bridge," Dabuti Sherpa, the vice-chairperson of Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality, quoted a Chinese bridge contractor as saying.

According to Sherpa, the Chinese builder plans to complete the reconstruction of the infrastructure in the bridge area within May...