As per reports, one Radha Khila of Kutraguda village in Badadural panchayat under Khairaput block in Malkangiri complained of labour pain on Monday.
The Asha worker in the village immediately called up 102 ambulance services, but the ambulance could not reach her due to non-motorable roads in the area. A few villagers then carried her on a cot for around five kms where a 102 ambulance had been stationed.
However, the 102 Ambulance services in its clarification mentioned that the road was in such bad condition that the ambulance could not move further.
Describing the sequence of events, the ambulance staff said, "We received a call at around 1:35 pm following which our 102 ambulance from Mathili was sent to that place. But it was stationed 5 kms before the village as it could not move further due to the non-motorable road."
"The relatives of the patient carried the patient on a cot to ambulance. The ambulance waited for about 45 minutes. The patient was then taken to Khairaput CHC," they said.
In another incident in Bhadrak, an expectant mother was forced to deliver her baby on a trolley rickshaw near Routpada in Chandbali today after ambulance failed to reach on time.
As soon as the woman complained of labour pain, her family members called up both 102 and 108 ambulance services, but none could reach their house. Left to fend for themselves, the family members were carrying her in a trolley rickshaw when mid way, she delivered a baby boy.
Condition of both mother and the child is stable now, informed doctors at the Chandbali Community Health Centre.
As per sources, the incident occurred after the expectant mother, Rashmita Chatar, complained of labour pain on Saturday.
The villagers called up ambulance services immediately, but it did not turn up due to non-motorable roads in the area.
With no other option left, a few of the villagers carried her on a cot for around three kms where a 102 ambulance had been stationed.
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As per sources, the woman was then taken to Mahabiroad Hospital in the ambulance and later shifted to Parajang Hospital as her conditioned worsened.
Though Kaitamati is a tribal-dominated area, the residents here still deprived of basic facilities provided under various government schemes, has raised concerns of many.
According to sources, Mangulu Chatria's wife suffered from labour pain and needed to be shifted for immediate medical assistance. But her kin used a cot to carry her for nearly two kms to the nearby pucca road after failing to get an ambulance since there are no motorable roads to their village.
“Since there are two streams on either side of the village full with water the ambulance could not come to our village and so we carried her on a cot to the nearby pick up area,” Mangulu said.
The woman was later picked up by an ambulance and was admitted to Saintala hospital.
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As per reports, Sabita complained of labour pain on Friday following which her family after consulting the Asha worker called a 108 ambulance. However, the vehicle had to be stationed at around one km from the village due to absence of motorable roads. With no other option, the Asha worker with the help of the ambulance staff and Sabita's family members carried her on a stretcher to the ambulance.
Just in a few minutes, Sabita delivered a baby boy inside the ambulance even before she had reached hospital.
Later, both Sabita and her child were shifted to Daspalla hospital while their condition is stated to be normal.
Going by the deteriorating healthcare services in the State, it seems the Odisha government has failed miserably to provide even basic medical facilities to the people in the interior areas. Making things worse for the people are the bad roads connecting these villages.
A six-month pregnant woman of Hatituku village reportedly sustained burn injuries while cooking this morning. She was rescued by her family members who also called the 102 ambulance services to take her to the nearby hospital for treatment.
The ambulance, however, was unable to reach Hatituku village due to lack of motorable roads following which the woman’s family members carried her on a cot for 2 kms. She was then taken to the hospital for treatment by an ambulance.
Locals alleged that the concerned officials are yet to pay heed to their longstanding demands for a motorable road to the village.