Vadodara: A woman, who was bitten by a venomous snake in a remote village of Chhota Udaipur district, was forced to endure a gruelling three-kilometre long journey on a makeshift stretcher before she could reach an ambulance. The incident once again exposed the lack of basic road connectivity in the remote tribal regions of the state.The incident took place in Naliyabari village when Leela Vasava, (35), had gone to a nearby field to graze cattle on Friday. According to villagers, a venomous snake bit her while she was working in the field. She immediately raised an alarm, following which family members and villagers rushed to her aid and brought her home.
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The victim’s family dialled the 108 emergency ambulance service but the vehicle could not reach the village as there is no motorable road leading to it. With no other option available, villagers prepared a stretcher using a cloth tied to wooden poles and carried her on their shoulders for three kilometres over uneven terrain to the nearest point accessible by road. She was later shifted to the waiting 108 ambulance and rushed to a nearby government hospital.The woman is undergoing treatment and her condition is stable. The incident has once again drawn attention to the problems faced by residents of remote tribal villages, where poor infrastructure often delays access to emergency medical care.“We have to carry patients on our shoulders because ambulances cannot enter the village,” a local resident said. Villagers said the absence of road connectivity not only affects access to healthcare, but also creates challenges for schoolchildren, pregnant women and elderly villagers. will be constructed,” a local resident said. Residents said the absence of road connectivity not only affects access to healthcare but also creates challenges for schoolchildren, pregnant women and elderly villagers.
