Pregnant woman taken on cot delivers on way

The Government is spending crores of rupees on the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, but till now many residents of this sub-division are facing tragic situations due to muddy roads.

In yet another incident within a span of a few days, a pregnant woman give birth to her baby on the middle of the road on way to a hospital as an ambulance could not reach her village due to bad road condition. The incident took place at village Korlasoda on Sunday.

According to source, Suli, wife of lochindra Santa, complained of labour pain, following which family members called the 102 ambulance service over phone, but due to the very bad condition of the road, the ambulance failed to reach the village. 

Finally, Suli was carried on a cot for around 2 km, but midway she delivered a baby boy. The mother and the newborn were brought back to their house without going to the health centre.  A few months ago, a similar shocking incidence was witnessed at village Karondiaguda, where a pageant woman delivered a baby in an auto-rickshaw. In yet another instance, a woman of village Pahorikumda was taken to a health centre by a stretcher by her relatives on their shoulders. As it was raining heavily, the woman was covered with a polythene sheet and carried for around 4 km. Midway she gave birth to a baby.