In Gundi village of Asifabad mandal, residents continue to cross a stream using unsafe rafts made of thermocol due to the long-pending construction of a sanctioned bridge. Despite promises from officials and a sanctioned budget under NABARD in 2007, the project remains incomplete with only columns erected.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Residents of Gundi village in Asifabad mandal continue to risk their lives daily due to the absence of a bridge across a local stream, forcing them to use wooden boats or makeshift rafts made of thermocol sheets. Videos of their ordeal went viral on social media on Friday.

Women, new mothers, youngsters, and elderly villagers were seen travelling on the rafts to reach the other side of the stream. They depend on these unsafe modes to visit hospitals or buy essen

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