Ambulance failure: Woman delivers baby in auto-rickshaw; probe ordered

Angul: In yet another instance of gross failure of Janani Suraksha Yojana, a woman of Phuljhari village under Kishore Nagar police limits in the district delivered a baby inside an auto-rickshaw on way to hospital.

Family members of Kabita Padhan called '102' ambulance in the evening on Wednesday soon after she suffered from labour pain. "But, we had to hire an auto-rickshaw to take her to hospital as the ambulance didn't reach in time. She delivered a baby girl inside the vehicle before reaching the district headquarters hospital," Kalindi Padhan, husband of Kabita said.

Later, they called a '108' ambulance and took the mother and newborn to the hospital.

The kin of the victim held ambulance authorities responsible for the incident. Meanwhile, Angul Collector ordered the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) to enquire into the matter and submit a report in three days.

The Collector said action will be taken against whoever found guilty.