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View of a broken bridge in Yazali village of Arunachla Pradesh. A young boy rides a bicycle over the broken bridge, despite the danger of falling through the broken wooden boards and into the river far below! This is a suspension bridge held up with strong metal alloy (iron) cables and cement girders. Meanwhile, chickens aimlessly wander around at one side of the bridge! Arunachal Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India. Located in northeast India, it holds the most north-eastern position among the other states in the north-east region of India. Arunachal Pradesh borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east and China in the north. Itanagar is the capital of the state. China claims the northern part of