Rebuilding the Beni-Darwang-Muna road in Myagdi district will cost around Rs 70 million under the first round of estimates. Flood, landslide and river-cutting damage has left the road in a badly torn state. The route links three rural municipalities in western Myagdi, Mangala, Malika and Dhaulagiri, with the district headquarters at Beni. Different stretches of the road have taken their own share of the destruction, and planners are still gauging the full scope. Officials say the money figure is preliminary and could shift once detailed surveys and tendering are done. For people in the three rural municipalities, the road is what connects them to services in Beni. Repair work is expected to move ahead once funding and contracts are settled.