Kathmandu, Aug. 8 -- The Miteri Bridge at the Rasuwa border point, which was swept away by a flash flood in the Lhende stream in early July, is expected to be fully reconstructed by mid-September. According to officials, construction on the bridge is progressing rapidly on the Chinese side, with completion targeted within a month.

Flooding had severely damaged infrastructure on both sides of the border, including the roads in Nepal and China, the Miteri Bridge, and Nepal's dry port facility, halting all cross-border movement through the checkpoint. Last fiscal year alone, goods worth Rs 82 billion were imported and exports worth Rs 2 billion passed through this vital trade route, which contributes nearly 4% to Nepal's total imports.

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