People crossing flooded bridge – Photo : Amar Ujala

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Rivers and streams are flooded in Damoh district due to heavy rains. People are still crossing the flooded bridges. The bridges near Ladai Bamhor and Muhli villages in Batiyagarh block are flooded. Even after this, people are risking their lives to cross the bridge. Construction of new bridge is underway. Due to the negligence of the contractor, the converted road is not being constructed properly and the work is starting late, causing trouble to the villagers. So people are crossing this overflowing canal. During the rainy season, the drain will be flooded every day, which will disrupt the children’s learning. Local villager Rameshwar Singh said that there is a market in Khadairi village near our village where people go to buy vegetables and other necessities, but even in light rains if the road converted by the contractor is not maintained properly The path will be closed. Swami Sharma, a resident of Bamhauri Lidai, says that if the work had been done early in time, it would have been like this today does not have the trouble. Ravi Patel, a resident of Bamhauri Ladai, said that many children go to school from Bamhauri Ladai and Sigon to Khadairi. Former village headman Dwarka Singh informed the contractor several times to complete the work as soon as possible.