A two-month-old child died of cholera on Thursday in Tai village under Nuagarh block in Gajapati district as the child could not be moved to a nearby hospital due to the poor road condition.
This apart, ten other people, including seven children of the village are also suffering from cholera but were unable to reach at the hospital due to poor communication facilities, sources said.
locals alleged that there is no better road connectivity in more than 15 villages in three blocks including R Udayagiri, Nuagarh and Mohana. “Due to the poor road connectivity, we are not even going to hospitals in emergencies.
Despite our repeated appeals to the administration, nothing positive has happened as yet,” alleged locals.
Due to lack of communication facilities, pregnant women, school children and old age people are facing problems to receive their pension timely, added locals.