Bhawanipatna: A pregnant woman had to walk for 4 kilometre to reach hospital Friday as the 108 ambulance failed to reach Paradangaguda village under Chancher panchayat of Bhawanipatna Sadar block in Kalahandi district as it lacks a motorable road.
As per reports, Mande Majhi, wife of Libri Majhi, experienced labour pain Friday morning following which her family members called the ambulance. However, the ambulance could not reach the village and stopped at Gudanga, a place 4 km away from the village.
Bereft of options, the pregnant woman had to walk for 4 km with the help of family members and the local ASHA to reach Gudanga where the ambulance was waiting. She was then admitted to the district headquarters hospital at Bhawanipatna where she gave birth to a girl child in the afternoon. With the polls scheduled for May 13 in the area, locals have raised questions about various government projects following the pathetic incident.