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Woman, newborn carried across flooded Utangan river on cot float
A woman and her newborn baby were twice carried across the flooded Utangan river in Agra’s Bah area on a cot placed on a rubber tube, as there is no bridge or…
The Story in Brief
A woman and her newborn baby were twice carried across the flooded Utangan river in Agra’s Bah area on a cot placed on a rubber tube, as there is no bridge or proper road connectivity. After going into labour on Wednesday night, Keshwati was taken to an ambulance by family members who floated her across the river. She gave birth to a baby boy at the Community Health Centre in Fatehabad and was discharged on Thursday morning. The family had to repeat the crossing to return home. A video of the return crossing went viral, highlighting the long-pending demand for a bridge.
Sub-divisional magistrate of Bah, Vinod Kumar, said the administration is aware of the connectivity problem, especially during monsoon, but funds at the block level are insufficient. A proposal has been sent to the state government.
The Indian Opinion
The viral video rightly shocks, but it is a familiar story for rural India. Blaming only the local administration misses the point: block-level funds are clearly inadequate for major bridges, and the state government has not acted on the proposal. The real test will be whether this video prompts actual budget allocation in the next Uttar Pradesh budget, or if it is forgotten by the next flood.
Source: hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
