MP: Kin take injured woman on cot for 6 km to reach health centre in absence of road
Seoni, Sep 4: The family members of a woman injured due to electrocution were forced to take her on a cot for six kilometres to reach the nearest health centre in the absence of a road in a tribal area in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district.
Local administration took cognisance after a video surfaced on social media platforms on Saturday, showing the woman from Bakharimal village under tribal-dominated Ghansor block of Seoni being taken on a cot on Friday.
The administration has assured to provide an easy transportation for villagers.
According to villagers, the woman received 70 per cent burn injuries after a live electric wire fell on her when she was working in an agricultural field around 4 pm on Friday.
The villagers then took her on a cot to a nearby health centre, from where she was taken to the Ghansor Government Hospital. The woman was subsequently referred to a hospital in Jabalpur for further treatment, they said.
Ghansor's Sub Divisional Magistrate Amit Bamholia told PTI that he has come to know about the woman being taken on a cot for six kilometres in a village under his jurisdiction.
It falls under the submergence area of the Bargi dam. Most of the families from the area have already been rehabilitated, but some of the people are still living in small settlements, he said.
A narrow earthen trails exist there which is not motorable, the official said.
I will visit Bakharimal village on Monday to take stock of the situation and to ensure easy transportation for the villagers," he said.
Ghansor Janpad Panchayat's Chief Executive Officer Manish Bagri said there is no road from Bakharimal to Dhumamal as it falls under a forest area.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
