Panchthar, May 31 -- Travellers and transport operators are facing growing difficulties on major road links connecting Ilam, Panchthar and Taplejung as incomplete bridges and repeatedly damaged diversions continue to disrupt movement.

Several bridge projects along the Mechi Highway, the Mid-Hill Highway and the Tamor Corridor remain unfinished, while temporary diversions built to maintain connectivity are frequently washed away by floods or damaged by landslides.

The Mai river-Rajduwali section of the Mechi Highway, which connects Charali in Jhapa with Ilam, Panchthar and Taplejung, has become particularly vulnerable. Floods in the Mai river repeatedly wash away diversions, while debris at Rajduwali often leaves vehicles stranded for ho...