Kathmandu, 20 September: The construction of a motorable concrete bridge over the Mahakali River in Darchula district has begun. Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, India, Pushkar Singh Dhami have jointly laid the foundation stone for the project. Following the event, Minister Badu said the bridge linking Nepal and India was a need to increase trade between the two countries as well as with China while expressing the hope that the project would help open the door to development in the country. The 110 meters long bridge will be built with assistances from the Government of India. The bridge connecting  Nepal and India is expected to  boost physical connectivity between two countries for mutual benefit. People's News Monitoring Service