KHOTANG, June 6 -- With the onset of monsoon, government authorities have removed a temporary Bailey bridge over the Sunkoshi River in Foksingtar of Khotang district due to the rising level of water.

The removal of the bridge has left Khotang almost isolated from the rest of the country except for the only another alternative route which is much lengthier.

The Bailey bridge at Foksingtar connects Khotang with Udayapur. This bridge is often removed in monsoon and comes into operation only after the end of monsoon.

With this, the transportation along the Diktel-Gaighat route has been halted for six months. This has compelled the locals of Khotang to use the lengthy route of Diktel-Halesi-Jayram-Ghurmi-Katari to reach the district headqua...