Project 15: Gokule Anptar, Kavre

The bridge at Anptar crosses over the Kokhajor Khola, a monsoon stream that floods more than three months of the year. Various schools, markets, and medical facilities are found in the area, but access to those facilities becomes impossible during the monsoon when this river is uncrossable. In addition, many villagers from this area move to Kathmandu looking for work, about 1 to 2 day's travel from Gokule. During the Nepali festival season, this bridge significantly decreases the travel time from Kathmandu to the many villages in the region. Roughly 20 students from each bank use this crossing daily in the monsoon, in addition to nearly 100 trips made by other villagers everyday.