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Two four-wire bridges have been installed and are operating
in Rukum District on the Sani Veri Khola. The bridge at Tarbara,
about a day's walk upstream from the district center, is one
of the highest built so far, crossing more than 50 meters above
the river. The second bridge is at Gittakot, a day's walk downstream
from the district center. This bridge carries passengers a record-setting
172 meters (564 feet) across the river. Work at Maluwabesi on
the Sun Kosi should begin shortly, now that questions relating
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Video footage of passengers and goods using the oval test
track was taken in May and June. This footage will be used to
prepare an educational video about the WireRoad. To reduce expenses,
that installation is now being dismantled and the rented land
will be returned to the owner. The 60 meter WireRoad line is
still available for simpler demonstrations. |
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Prototypes of the Pedal Generator, 6 Volt 8-LED lamps, battery
boxes, and the charging station have been made, and demonstrations
of the Pedal Generator with the lamps and a 12 volt 14"
color television have been quite dramatic. As soon as the 'final'
circuit boards have been prepared |
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Our wonderful 2004/2005 engineering volunteers left in May,
after having designed and built the prototypes for rural human-powered
energy: lighting, video, music... Ewan Hobbs (electrical engineering)
and Nini Walker (website, graphics...) are still touring in
China. Will Beecher (mechanical and electrical engineering)
is back in the US. And Simon Davis (architect) has moved on.
The next tasks of this product development will be carried by
the EcoSystems team and its subcontractors. |
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During the
coming monsoon more than 4,000 villagers
in Nepal will use one of thirty two
WireBridges built by EcoSystems, each
day. They will attend school, get to
health posts, porter goods more efficiently,
and access other parts of their community
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Designed
at the request of the villagers, these
TarPul (tar = wire, pul = bridge) are
simple, low cost, light weight, quickly
installed, smooth to use, nearly maintenance-free,
and fabricated within Nepal. Nepal's
community governments (VDCs) can afford
only about 5% of the average $15,000
cost for a TarPul.
Gifts from a few individuals, charities
and government have so far made up
the difference.
However, news of the TarPul is spreading. The backlog is a dilemma for the
villagers: to whom can they turn for
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Bridge Over Kamro River
Lamjung District |
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If
you and / or your organization want
to be a Bridge-Builder with a Nepalese
community, please let us know.
For more details,
e-mail us
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Crossing
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Gorkha District |
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