2022-12-19
Postal Road Struggle Committee staged a sit-in in Siraha district administrative office in December 19 agitated over the delayed reconstruction of the Kamala river bridge connecting Sirha-Dhanusha under the Siraha Postal road. After the collapse of the Kamala river bridge, the local youth made a temporary bridge by cutting bamboo. Thousands of people were forced to travel through that bamboo bridge every day. The bridge cannot take four-wheelers.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
Primary Cause | Access/control of development infrastructure (roads, bridges) |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |