Dam Safety for Students: A Tale of Infrastructure Neglect The recent video of students navigating a precarious route over concrete pillars across a check dam on the Betwa river in Madhya Pradesh's rural areas has sparked outrage and raised questions about the state of local infrastructure.
The footage shows children as young as ninth graders putting their lives at risk every day to reach school, highlighting the systemic failure that has led to this situation.
This is not an isolated incident; it's a symptom of a broader problem – the lack of attention to rural development and infrastructure in India.