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Palghar: Woman from tribal belt loses newborn twins; no transport or medical facilities available

A woman lost both her newborn twins as she had to be taken on a palkhi (palanquin) made of rods since no medical facilities were available in the tribal belt of Palghar where she’s from. No transport facility was also available in the area to take patients to the hospital.

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Updated Aug 16, 2022, 17:58 IST

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Palghar: In a heart-wrenching incident from Palghar situated a few kilometres from Mumbai, a woman lost both her newborn twins. The woman had to be taken on a palkhi (palanquin) made of rods as no medical facilities were available in the tribal belt of Palghar where she’s from. No transport facility was also available to take patients to the hospital.

BJP leaders including Pankaja Munde and Chitra Wagh have tweeted about the incident and requested the state government to take due cognisance of the matter.

In a similarly shocking incident earlier last month in Karnataka, villagers had no other option but to carry a Shantala, a pregnant woman on their shoulders to a hospital in the middle of the night. The nearest hospital is 8km away and there was no transport available at the time, as reported by news agency IANS.

The videos of the villagers transporting the pregnant woman in a cloth 'doli' on their shoulders through a thick forest have moved several citizens with many berating the authorities for not making basic transport facilities available to residents of remote forest villages, reported IANS.

The incident was reported from the district's Dodvani village, located on the fringes of the Malai Mahadeshwara Hill forest region. Shantala developed labour pains prematurely and well before the due date. None of the villagers owned a vehicle and it was decided that a handful of villagers and her family members, including women would carry her to the nearest hospital, located 8 kilometres away in Sulvaadi.

They quickly constructed a 'doli' with a cloth and wooden staffs, carried Shantala, through the 8-km stretch, passing through a thick forest, considered to be rife with wild animals particularly elephants, wild boars, and cheetahs, reported IANS.

The villagers began their journey at 1 am and managed to reach the health centre by 6 am. Thankfully Shantala was able to deliver a healthy baby without any further complications at the hospital.

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