The Kamala bridge operation Mangsir target is now in view, with work on the long delayed crossing moving into its final stage. Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal announced the progress in a Facebook post on October 29, 2026, Nepal time, telling road users that they would not have to wait much longer for the bridge to open.
The bridge carries the Hulaki road across the Kamala river, linking Dhanusha district with Siraha district in the southern plains. The Hulaki road runs east to west through the Terai, and its river crossings decide whether travel between neighbouring districts stays open through the year. For farmers taking produce to market, for students and patients travelling to district towns, and for traders moving goods along the plains, a finished bridge replaces a crossing that has held back movement for years. That is why a firm opening target for this bridge matters to people well beyond the construction site.
According to the minister, the remaining work is now counted in spans rather than in seasons. Of the three spans still outstanding, slab concreting on the first span has been completed. Slab casting on the remaining two spans is scheduled to be finished within five days. Work on river control is also continuing alongside the bridge work, a point the minister stressed as part of keeping the crossing safe once it opens. With those steps under way, the ministry has set a target of bringing the bridge into operation in the first week of Mangsir.
The target carries extra weight because of how long this project has waited. The minister described the project as having been in a sick state for 15 years, and said bringing it into operation is a priority. A bridge left unfinished for that long does more than delay a single road. It forces long detours, raises transport costs, and leaves communities on either side of the river dependent on temporary arrangements whenever the river rises. Completing the structure therefore closes a gap that has shaped daily travel in Dhanusha and Siraha for a generation of road users.
Kamala bridge operation Mangsir: what remains
What remains is now a short and visible sequence. First, the slab casting on the two remaining spans must be completed within the five day schedule the minister gave. Then river control work must continue to a point where the crossing can be opened safely. Only after those steps can the first week of Mangsir target be met, and road users in both districts will be watching whether the schedule holds. The ministry has framed the project as a priority, which raises the stakes for delivery: a missed target on a 15 year old project would be noticed quickly, while an opening in the first week of Mangsir would end one of the longer running waits on the Hulaki road.
The Kamala bridge operation Mangsir plan also sits alongside other recent ministry moves to finish or restart stalled road work. Related coverage on this site includes the Damak Chisapani road new contract, where a fresh contract is being approved after an earlier contract was terminated, and the Mechi Corridor contract termination, where a long delayed section is being returned to tender. In each case the pattern is similar: a project that had stalled for years is being pushed back into active construction, with a public target attached. For the Kamala bridge, that target is now the first week of Mangsir, and the next five days of slab work will show whether it stays within reach.
Source: Minister Sunil Lamsal’s Facebook post, October 29, 2026.
Road users will be able to judge progress against that five day schedule.