Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Locals Build Gorkhaland Bridge Without Government Funding
People in a place called Darjeeling in West Bengal wanted a bridge to connect two areas, Tungsung tea estate and Dhotrey valley.
The government didn't help, so the locals decided to build it themselves.
They named it Gorkhaland.
They worked together, faced some problems, but finally finished it.
A man named Ajoy Edwards helped them and said it shows what people can do when they work together.
They had a big celebration when the bridge was ready.
Residents built a bridge named Gorkhaland over Tungsung Khola without government funding.
The bridge connects Tungsung tea estate with Dhotrey valley near Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Ajoy Edwards, chief of the Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF), inaugurated the bridge on Sunday.
The construction was completed through voluntary labor and local contributions, facing challenges like police threats and supply blocks.
Edwards highlighted the bridge as a symbol of the Gorkhaland movement and the power of unity among the Gorkha people.
- Who
- Residents of Tungsung tea estate and Dhotrey valley, Ajoy Edwards, Suraj Tamang
- What
- Construction of a bridge named Gorkhaland
- When
- Inaugurated on Sunday
- Where
- Tungsung Khola, near Darjeeling, West Bengal
- Why
- To connect Tungsung tea estate with Dhotrey valley and symbolize the will of the people in the Gorkhaland movement
- Bridge Name
- Gorkhaland
- Location
- Tungsung Khola, near Darjeeling, West Bengal
- Inauguration Date
- Sunday
- Organizations Involved
- Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF), Edwards Foundation
- Construction Method
- Voluntary labor and local contributions
- Challenges Faced
- Police threats, supply blocks, harassment of coordinators
- Government Response
- Ignored pleas for support
