Karnali: Irrespective of the adoption of policy to remove tuin, a ropeway used for crossing river, Karnali Province has reported as many as 50 tuins still in operation in its seven districts.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Senior Divisional Engineer at the Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development Ministry of Karnali Province, Ramesh Subedi, confirmed the presence of these manually operated traditional ropeways in the province.
The information about tuins was collected as part of a plan to construct suspension bridges to replace these traditional ropeways. The Ministry received the details of tuins from seven out of the ten districts in the province. As per the data, Humla tops the list with 15 tuins. Notably, six of these are situated over the Karnali River in Humla. Kalikot follows with 12 tuins, Jajarkot also reports 12, while Dailekh and Mugu each have two. Dolpa has three tuins, and Surkhet reports eight.
However, data from Salyan, Jumla, and Rukum West are yet to be received. The Karnali Province government has committed to making the province tuin-free in the current fiscal year and has allocated a budget of Rs 15 million for this purpose, as stated by Ministry Spokesperson Subedi.