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Odisha man, 73, pedals 150 km with fractured leg to hospital
Sukadev Nahak, 73, a former village watchman from Nayagarh district, Odisha, pedalled a tricycle 150 km to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur with a fractured left leg. He told India…
The Story in Brief
Sukadev Nahak, 73, a former village watchman from Nayagarh district, Odisha, pedalled a tricycle 150 km to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur with a fractured left leg. He told India Today that he could not afford treatment closer home and had no one to accompany him. The journey took nearly two days; people along the way gave him food. His wife died in 2011, and his son is mentally unwell and unable to work. Hospital authorities admitted him for evaluation and said he would receive the required care.
The Indian Opinion
This story lays bare the cruel arithmetic of Indian healthcare: a 73-year-old with a broken leg, no money for a bus, pedals 150 km over two days on a tricycle. The warm narrative of his resilience should not distract from the cold fact that no ambulance or local clinic could help him. The government hospital admitted him, yes. But the test is whether he will walk out cured, and how many like him are still pedalling in silence.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, odishatv.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
