Villagers from Sitamarhi in Bihar has worked for four days and nights to construct Bamboo Bridge to connect the village with Anganwadi so their children can access the rural childcare center. The only Anganwadi center in the village used to access by 80 children, but due to waterlogging even the Anganwadi sevika were restricted to access the Anganwadi center.

This year the flood has claimed 130 deaths in northern districts of Bihar. As per the District Disaster management Department report, 88.47 population (in lakhs) were affected in 13 with Sitamarhi being the most affected claiming 37 deaths.

Sitamarhi was hit by Baghmati river which submerged the standing crops and destroyed villages infrastructure mainly roads. The heavy flash flood has disconnected the village with Anganwadi Center in the village. After one week of flood, the water started receding, but the situation of the village remained the same. Due to waterlogging around the Anganwadi, villagers were not able to send their children to the center and it remains closed till 31^st July.

The members of the Disaster Risk Reduction committee discussed the need and raised the issue to Panchayat for repairing of the road (Mud filling) so that connectivity can be restored.

The Panchayat Mukhiya expressed the limitations of the fund and asked the members to put this plan for annual Gram Sabha meeting through ward members under ward Yojna. (There is a limitation with the Panchayat that it cannot do the Mud filling work under MNREGA before 15^th October) (As per the guideline)

Afterward committee meeting on July 29, 2019, they decided to construct the Bamboo Bridge (Chachari) through Community contribution. Now, the connectivity has been reestablished and the center is running smoothly