School children cross collapsed bridge on bamboo ladder in Jharkhand's Khunti

Name: School children cross collapsed bridge on bamboo ladder in Jharkhand's Khunti
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Description: This episode of Get Real India segment focusses on a shocking incident in Jharkhand's Khunti district where school children are forced to cross a collapsed bridge over the Banai river using a fragile bamboo ladder.

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7/11/2025

This episode of Get Real India segment focusses on a shocking incident in Jharkhand's Khunti district where school children are forced to cross a collapsed bridge over the Banai river using a fragile bamboo ladder.

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00:00Let's turn to tonight's Get Real India story.

00:02Even as we continue to report on the worrying situation of bridges across the country,

00:08now shocking visuals have surfaced from Jharkhand's Khunti district,

00:12where school children are being forced to cross a collapsed bridge over the Banai River

00:16using a fragile bamboo ladder.

00:19The bridge collapsed on June 19th after heavy rainfall,

00:22leaving locals stranded and students with no safe route to school.

00:26This is not just the collapse of concrete, but of credibility.

00:31The latest in our series of collapsing bridges across the country.

00:35Take a look.

00:51The bridge over the Banai River in Khunti collapsed on June 19th following heavy rainfall.

00:57Since then, traffic has been diverted through other long routes.

01:03The villagers, including school children and daily workers,

01:07find it easier to use a ladder and cross the severely damaged bridge in Khunti district

01:12instead of taking a detour.

01:13Some of them were also seen cautiously walking on another damaged section of the bridge.

01:29This shocking video exposes the alarming decay of public infrastructure.

01:33The bridge as well.

01:34The bridge was not just filled with Khunti, but also in Kolbeera.

01:42बल्कि वही यही सडक यही से भाड़ी वहान जो है वो उडिशा के तरफ जाते थे सुंदरनगर होते वहे चतिसगळ का रास्ता भी वहीं से खुलता था महराश्ट अगर समान लेके जाना है तो वहां तक यह ब्रिद जाता था लेकिन बारिस की मार को जेल नहीं पाया और ऐस

02:12Another such video from Jharkhand's Bokaro district is now going

02:41viral on social media.

02:44An old woman was captured on camera crossing what is left of a bridge.

02:49One misstep would have cost her life.

03:03The Vadodara bridge collapse on Wednesday that killed 19 people has put the focus on

03:08unsafe bridges across India.

03:10Many videos flooding social media.

03:13But will they force any course correction by the authorities?

03:17With Satyajit Kumar in Jharkhand, Bureau Report, India Today.

03:23And right through this month, we will bring you stories from different parts of the country

03:29on collapsing bridges.

03:31Today was Jharkhand.

03:33Let's turn and end this week ahead of the weekend with a good news today story.

03:39A Panipuri vendor's son cracking the J.E. and securing admission at IIT Roorkee.

03:45The story of a 19-year-old Harsh Gupta who overcame poverty, illness and academic setbacks

03:51through sheer determination and support.

03:53I leave you with that good news story.

03:56Stay well, stay safe.

03:57Good night Shubratri.

03:58Jaihin Namaskar.

04:04When Harsh Gupta is not helping his father at his Panipuri stall in Kalyan, he is busy in his studies.

04:11He does not use a mobile phone, but instead refers to the notes stuck on the wall in one corner

04:36of the rented house.

04:37All that hard work has paid off.

05:02He has cracked the joint entrance examination and secured a seat at the IIT Roorkee.

05:10But his journey hasn't been easy.

05:14He could not appear for class 11th during pandemic due to his health condition.

05:19In class 12th, he again fell in.

05:21Harsh even opted out of an NIT admission last year as his dream was to join the IIT.

05:40But he just did not give up.

05:42All through this, his parents stood by him.

05:45Santosh, who has been selling Panipuri for 20 years, is overjoyed with the success of Harsh.

06:14Harsh Gupta now wants to fulfill his father's dream of buying a house and fund the education

06:37of his younger brothers.

06:40With Dharmendra Dubey, Bureau Report, India Today.

School children cross collapsed bridge on bamboo ladder in Jharkhand's Khunti

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