Gadchiroli: In a heartbreaking incident, a pair from Aheri taluka needed to carry the our bodies of their two younger sons, who died from fever after allegedly not receiving well timed medical remedy. They had been carrying the our bodies again to their village on their shoulders because of the absence of an ambulance. The couple walked a distance of 15 km, navigating by way of muddy forest paths to succeed in their residence in Pattigaon.
A disturbing video of the mother and father, struggling to hold the our bodies of their sons, each below 10 years previous, surfaced on-line. This was shared by Chief of the Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar. He highlighted the tragic actuality of healthcare in Gadchiroli, the place Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis serves because the Guardian Minister.
दोन्ही लेकरांचे ‘मृतदेह’ खांद्यावर घेऊन चिखलातून वाट शोधत पुढे जात असलेले हे दाम्पत्य गडचिरोली जिल्ह्यातील अहेरी तालुक्यातील आहे.
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“The 2 brothers had a fever however didn’t obtain correct remedy in time. Their situation worsened quickly, and inside hours, each handed away,” mentioned Wadettiwar in a publish. He additionally shared the video of the grieving mother and father.
Wadettiwar additional acknowledged, “There was no ambulance accessible to move the kids’s our bodies to their village, forcing the mother and father to make the lengthy trek by way of rain-soaked, muddy paths. This incident lays naked the grim state of healthcare within the area.”
The Congress chief additionally criticized the state authorities, mentioning that whereas Fadnavis oversees Gadchiroli as Guardian Minister, Dharmarao Baba Atram of the Nationalist Congress Celebration holds the place of FDA Minister in Eknath Shinde’s authorities.
Wadettiwar remarked, “These leaders make grand claims about improvement within the state, but they appear blind to the cruel realities confronted by folks in areas like Gadchiroli, the place such tragedies proceed to happen.”
This tragic incident marks the second such case within the Vidarbha area inside per week, as highlighted by the Congress chief. Earlier, on September 1, a pregnant tribal lady, Kavita A. Sakol, died alongside together with her stillborn baby in Melghat, Amravati, after an ambulance didn’t arrive on time.
Kavita went into labor and her household known as for an ambulance, however they had been informed it will take 4 hours to succeed in them. She delivered at residence as there was no alternative left. Sadly, the child was stillborn. As her situation worsened, her household rushed her to an area well being heart in a personal automobile, however regardless of being transferred to bigger services, each mom and baby died.
“The deaths of Kavita and her baby had been a results of the poor well being infrastructure and negligent officers in Melghat. The federal government, which spends cash on vote-seeking schemes, might have higher invested in ambulances that would have saved lives,” Wadettiwar added.
Each incidents have sparked outrage on social media, although there has but to be an official response from the authorities.
