Himachal: Women Carry Pregnant Woman on Makeshift Cart for over 8 Hours to Reach Hospital
In yet another incident of poor road connectivity and medical facilities, women of Shakti village in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday carried a pregnant woman on a makeshift cart for over 30 km to reach to a nearby hospital.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): In yet another incident of poor road connectivity and medical facilities, women of Shakti village in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday carried a pregnant woman on a makeshift cart for over 30 km to reach to a nearby hospital. They carried the pregnant woman through damaged roads for over eight hours. She was then taken to a hospital in Sainj Valley of Kullu district.Speaking on the same, Gadarpali Panchayat Pradhan, Bhag Chand said," Over half a dozen villages in the area lack basic infrastructure, including roads and electricity."He also appealed to the Himachal Pradesh government to come up with development projects in far-flung areas of the state. (ANI)
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