NHRC, India takes <i>suo motu </i> cognizance of the reported perils of school children forced to cross a river through an unfinished bridge in the Mainpur Block area of Gariyaband district in Chhattisgarh

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report regarding school children in the Gariyaband district of Chhattisgarh who are forced to cross a river using a narrow iron ladder attached to an unfinished bridge to reach school. Observing that the situation raises serious issues of human rights violations, the Commission issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of the Government of Chhattisgarh, demanding a detailed report within two weeks. The media report noted that the construction of the bridge has been ongoing for nearly six years.