Pregnant woman ferried across river amid neck-deep water in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jul 28, 2017 at 2:55 PM Updated On : Jul 29, 2017 at 3:55 PM

Rayagada: A pregnant woman was today ferried across river by a group of persons through a stretcher in Odisha’s Rayagada district due to lack of road connectivity.

According to reports, Ajamini Aaka, a woman of Talasaja village under Sikarpai panchayat in Kalyansinghpur block of the district, complained of labour pain following which her family members decided to take her to hospital.

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Lack of road from the village to nearby hospital posed as a big hurdle for the woman’s kin in order to shift her to hospital.

Left with no other option, they ferried the woman across Nagabali river carrying her on a stretcher attached with tubes amid neck-deep water.

She was later admitted to Sikarpai community health centre, reports said.