An abandoned newborn girl child was rescued from near the Sarbahal railway crossing here by one Narayan Naik and handed over to the Government Railway Police (GRP) here on Tuesday.
The head and face of the child were found covered with salt. The GRP admitted the child to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and informed the Child line. later, Child line workers Bandana Bhainsa, Jharana Dip and Asish Mohapatra inquired about the treatment of the child in the DHH and informed the Child Protection Committee.
The members of the committee Padmanabha Mali, Harisankar Purohit, Safety Officer Chudamani Panda and Child line director Anandini Padhi discussed with doctors about treatment of the child. The doctors stated the condition of the child to be stable and will be kept on observation for two days more.