Tension ran high in Dumuda village under Nizampur GP of Remuna block following the untimely death of a 47-year-old man in the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) on Saturday allegedly for failing to get medical attention on time. The family members of the deceased as well as villagers alleged the patient died due to bad road connectivity.
According to reports, Ramakanta Behera of the said village suddenly fell down while taking lunch.
Although 108 ambulance service from the DHH was sought and it reached yet the wheels of the ambulance got stuck in the mud during shifting the patient. Despite struggles by the fellow villagers while the ambulance couldn’t be taken off the mud, the patient wailing in pain for more than an hour was taken in a private car to the DHH by the family members.
But by the time Ramakanta reached the hospital, he had died on way and the doctor in the DHH declared him received dead. The family, members, as well as villagers, alleged that due to bad road, the emergency patient couldn’t be administrated treatment on time.
Reports said although the distance between the Nizampur and DHH is about 15 km, the Kucha village road is in a very precarious state especially during the rainy season. Reports added further that although for the repair of road Rs 5 lakh had been sanctioned, yet the work couldn't progress due to unknown reasons.