Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- The Rasuwagadhi customs point has remained closed for three months after a flood in the Lhendhe River on July 9 washed away the bridge connecting Nepal and China.

Construction of a new Bailey bridge over the river is still incomplete, and the Rasuwagadhi-Syabrubesi road remains blocked, keeping Nepal's key northern trade route shut.

According to Rasuwa Customs Office chief Tulsi Prasad Bhattarai, work to reconstruct the bridge is being carried out by the Chinese side. "The bridge is not complete yet, and the road on the Nepali side is still blocked," he said. "Although construction is ongoing, reopening the border soon seems difficult."

He said that if the bridge had been completed before Dashain, there was a chan...