The ban on tourist entry to the
Rangamati Hanging Bridge has been lifted after seven days. The ban was lifted
from Saturday morning.
Last Saturday, water levels in
Kaptai Lake rose and submerged up to one foot of the bridge deck. Authorities
then imposed the ban on tourist entry to the Hanging Bridge for safety reasons.
After 16 sluice gates of the
Kaptai Dam were opened to lower the lake's water level, the water gradually
began to recede. As a result, water receded from the bridge deck...