Raipur (Chhattisgarh): An ailing woman and her newborn baby had to be carried in a big wicker basket tied to bamboo for over six km by the kin to reach the nearest motorable road for an ambulance in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh, the family members said on Wednesday.
Officials said it was not possible for an ambulance to reach the village as the area is surrounded by dense forests and rough terrain. They said that during the monsoon, small rivulets flow on the route, making it difficult for vehicles to cross them.
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Taking cognizance of the incident that happened on Monday, the district administration said it has decided to construct roads in the area soon under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme.
Surajpur is located around 350 km away from capital Raipur.
The woman, identified as Ramdasiya (22), a native of Baijanpath village in Odgi development block of the district, had given birth to a baby early this month and since then she was unwell, her family members said.
"On Monday her condition deteriorated, following which we informed the local health centre and placed Ramdasiya and the infant in a basket and hung it from a bamboo. Two persons held the bamboo stick from both the ends and walked up to the ambulance that was parked in Khohir village," her husband Krishna Prasad Yadav said.