Koraput: Exposing the poor healthcare delivery mechanism in the rural parts of Odisha, a pregnant woman was once again carried in a sling for around four kilometres in Koraput district on Saturday due to lack of road communication to the village.
The woman, a resident of Ambapadar village under Dasamantpur block in the district, went into labour yesterday following which her family members called an ambulance to take her to hospital.
However, the ambulance could not reach the village due to the absence of a motorable road and had to station at Mandra village chhak.
With no other option, the family members of the woman tied a chair to a sling and carried her for around four kilometres to reach the ambulance.
Subsequently, she was rushed to Dasamantpur Hospital where she delivered a baby boy. Condition of both the mother and the child is reportedly stable.
Earlier on November 17, an expectant mother of Kandiguda village in Malkangiri district was also carried on a stretcher for at least four kilometres after an ambulance failed to reach the village due to lack of motorable road.