With no bridge, villagers carry dead body through swollen river in Odisha

In an unfortunate incident, villagers in Koraput were forced to carry the dead body of a person on Tuesday by wading through a swollen river to reach the crematorium ground due to the absence of a bridge over the river.

As per reports, the pitiable incident was marked at Bageipadar village in Kusumguda gram panchayat under Dasamantapur block in the district. As there is no permanent bridge over the Muran river, the villagers had no option but to carry the dead body of the person by entering through the river in spate to reach the other side for performing funeral rites in the crematorium.

The villagers have alleged that they are facing several problems in their day-to-day communication especially in the rainy season due to the absence of a permanent bridge in the river. They even alleged that recently a woman died as she could not be provided urgent medical attention due to the communication issue.

However, no comments could be obtained from the district administration regarding the allegations by the villagers.

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