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Pregnant woman carried 3 km on stretcher in Odisha’s Koraput
A pregnant woman in labour was carried nearly three kilometres on a stretcher by ambulance staff and family members in Odisha’s Koraput district because her village has no road. The incident occurred…
The Story in Brief
A pregnant woman in labour was carried nearly three kilometres on a stretcher by ambulance staff and family members in Odisha’s Koraput district because her village has no road. The incident occurred in Shrigamput village under Atand panchayat in Nandapur block. Mani Khillo suffered severe labour pain, but the ambulance could not reach her village due to lack of a motorable road and stopped three kilometres away.
The ambulance crew, driver Gopal Krishna Nayak, pharmacist Rahul Pangi, and attendant Deepak Patra, carried her on a stretcher to reach the vehicle. She was then taken to Nandapur community health centre and admitted for treatment. Odishatv.in reports that the woman is now in stable condition and recovering.
The Indian Opinion
Remote Odisha villages without motorable roads make a mockery of '24×7 ambulance service' promises. The ambulance crew did their duty, but the real failure is the state's inability to build three kilometres of road. The Koraput district administration should release the exact length and status of road projects sanctioned for Shrigamput village in the last five years, that number will tell us if this was neglect or a genuine resource gap.
Sources (2): odishatv.in, odishatv.in (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
