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Pregnant woman carried 3km on cot in Odisha, delivers in ambulance
A pregnant woman in Odisha's Nabarangpur district was carried on a cot for nearly three kilometres through a muddy, hilly road after a 108 ambulance could not reach her village due to…
A pregnant woman in Odisha's Nabarangpur district was carried on a cot for nearly three kilometres through a muddy, hilly road after a 108 ambulance could not reach her village due to the lack of proper road connectivity. The incident occurred in Baradajodi village under Tentulikhunti block.
Family members and villagers covered the woman with a plastic sheet and used umbrellas to protect her from light rain while carrying her to Daik-1 village, where she was shifted to a 108 ambulance. En route to Tentulikhunti Hospital, the woman went into labour and delivered a baby boy inside the ambulance near Chingdisore.
Both the mother and newborn were taken to Tentulikhunti Hospital and are doing well after receiving treatment. The incident highlights the difficulties faced by residents in remote hilly areas in accessing emergency healthcare due to inadequate road connectivity.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Remote villages in Nabarangpur have long faced infrastructure deficits. The state government's Biju Pakka Ghar Yojana and central Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana aim to connect habitations, but implementation lags in difficult terrain. Poor roads delay emergency care, risking lives in a district with high maternal mortality. The 108 ambulance service, though available, cannot reach villages without motorable access. The next budget allocation for rural road connectivity in Odisha will be a key indicator of whether such gaps will be addressed.
Source: odishatv.in
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