Dead body carried on shoulders in Odisha due to 'lack of pucca road' 

The kin of a deceased person reportedly carried the bier for four kilometers due to a lack of a pucca road to their village, speaking volumes about the lack of infrastructure even after 75 years of Independence. 

Even though the incident occurred on October 26, it has recently come to the fore after the video went viral. 

According to sources, Sukumari Sabar, wife of Jagili Sabar, a resident of Chanchara village of Gochhabadi panchayat under Polasara block in Ganjam district, fell ill days ago. She was first admitted at Polasara government hospital and as her condition deteriorated, she was later shifted to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. 

While undergoing treatment, she breathed her last on October 26. After the post-mortem, the relatives of the deceased brought the body back to their village. But the hearse had to stop four kilometres away from their village due to a lack of a pucca road. 

With no option left, they carried the bier on their shoulders and covered the distance on foot. 

In the purported video that is going viral, the family members can be seen carrying the dead body on the bier to their village. 
No comments have been received from the family members or the concerned officials.