Elderly Woman Carried On Cot For 3km As Ambulance Fails To Reach Her In Odisha's Kalahandi

These visuals are from Khamanpada village under T. Rampur block of Kalahandi district in Odisha. Basic infrastructure, amenities and proper roads still remain a distant dream for scores of people in the rural pockets of the state. Yet again questioning the tall claims of govt, an elderly woman, Chandrika Gouda, faced a distressed journey to avail medical services.As the ambulance failed to reach the village in absence of motorable roads, Chandrika's family carried her on a cot, for almost 3-kilometers where the ambulance was stationed. They had to wade through knee-deep waters and cross a river, carrying Chandrika on their shoulders.