Over 2,000 residents from 10 remote villages in Nirmal’s Pembi mandal remain cut off every monsoon due to the absence of a bridge across the Kaddam river, forcing them to use unsafe rafts and boats for daily needs.
Nirmal: Accessing the external world becomes risky, but unavoidable for over dwellers of multiple interior villages in this region in every monsoon. Over 2,000 residents from nearly 10 remote villages in Pembi mandal are still struggling to reach the outside world due to the lack of a bridge across Kaddam river.
Villagers of Yapalguda, Ramnagar, Dondari, Chakirevu, Sattuguda, Gummena, and Englapur villages and surrounding hamlets are forced to cross the river by unsafe rafts made of thermocol sheets and country boats for various needs including buying groceries and visiting h

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