Without a bridge, school children risk lives for learning in HP
Over 25 school children from Banni and Bhadra villages in Bharmour in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, risk their lives every day to cross the Banni Mata nullah on their way to Mandha Senior Secondary School. With no bridge over the stream, students are forced to wade through the dangerous water body; often carried on the backs of parents or villagers during high flow.