Eight Days, One Bridge, and the Villages That Hold the Edge of India

It took one reckless truck driver, and suddenly some of India’s most remote villages were cut off from the world. It took the Army and BRO eight relentless days to bring them back. A critical Bailey bridge in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district — one that quietly holds together the lifeline of India’s easternmost frontier — … Read more

One Bridge, One Road, No Backup — Anjaw’s Lifeline Over Lohit River Is Crumbling

The trucks kept coming. Heavier than allowed, louder than expected — and now, Anjaw is paying the price. The only Bailey bridge over the Lohit River in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh is dangerously close to collapse. The bridge, located at Krowti in Kibithoo Circle, has been battered into a fragile state by the repeated … Read more

Four Days and Still No Sign: The Desperate Hunt for Three Missing After Vehicle Plunges into Lohit River

Four days. Thousands of meters of riverbank combed. And still no trace of three people who vanished into the cold, unforgiving waters of the Lohit River deep in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh. A Terrifying Dawn on NH-113 It was barely 6 in the morning on August 13 when tragedy struck along NH-113 on the … Read more

300 Feet Into the Lohit: A Vehicle, 10 Lives, and a Search That’s Still Not Over

One woman is dead. Three people are missing. And somewhere beneath the churning waters of the Lohit River, a vehicle sits submerged — a grim reminder of just how unforgiving these mountain roads can be. When the Road Ran Out It was barely dawn on August 13 when a Delhi-registered DI vehicle carrying 10 people … Read more

One Dead, Six Fighting for Life After Vehicle Crashes Into Lohit River in Arunachal’s Anjaw

A morning that started like any other in the remote hills of Anjaw turned into a scene of chaos and grief — a vehicle carrying multiple passengers plunged into the swirling Lohit River, and the driver who caused it simply ran away. When Everything Went Wrong at Sarti It was barely 9:30 in the morning … Read more