School students in Kotwa Uttari village, Prayagraj district, were photographed using a makeshift bamboo bridge to navigate a waterlogged stretch on 26 August 2026 — a daily hazard that residents allege stems from encroachment on a nearby pond blocking natural drainage.
A lone school student navigates a waterlogged lane in Kotwa Uttari, Prayagraj, on a makeshift bamboo bridge on 26 August 2026, highlighting the daily risk children face allegedly due to encroachment-driven drainage failure at a local pond.
Multiple students are seen crossing a waterlogged section of Kotwa Uttari village, Prayagraj, via a bamboo bridge on 26 August 2026, with residents alleging that encroachment on a village pond has choked the area's natural drainage channels during the 2026 monsoon.
School students wade through ankle-deep floodwater in Kotwa Uttari village, Prayagraj district, on 26 August 2026, as encroachment on a local pond allegedly blocks natural drainage — leaving residents and children to bear the brunt of recurring monsoon inundation.