A shocking video of school children from Himachal Pradesh being forced to cross a dangerous slope with rapidly flowing rainwater is doing the rounds on the Indian media.

Said to be from near a village in Chamba district, it shows about a 15-meter stretch of a shallow canal-like water body; because of the heavy rain in recent times, the water rushes downhill.

There we see a group of children in various school uniforms, who are forced to cross that stretch to reach the other side, where their school's presumably located.

Carefully, they tread the rocky path, taking care to ensure that they are conscious about the force of water that's hitting them and those particular areas which may be very slippery.

Some stop midway, at known safe spots, to reach out to their slightly younger friends, and lend a hand to get them safely on the other side.

Others, even carry the youngest ones in the lot on their shoulders and back, and take them to the other side.

Several news stories about people being washed away and losing their lives from various parts of the country are being reported with alarming regularity this monsoon season.

It is disheartening to see the possibility of that risk casting the shadow on these young children - all because the required infrastructure hasn't been put in place.