The new bridge across the River Rapti

Ghumna is located on the north of a large river and until this year contact with the villages to the south, and with India which is also to the south, had been limited due to the difficulty in crossing the river. Dugout canoes were the only way of getting across apart from in the dry season when wading was possible. With this bridge transport has become much easier, although the road on either side is still liable to be swept away in the annual floods.