Qazigund: Pregnant tribal woman carried on shoulders for delivery

In yet another case, On Friday, a tribal family carried pregnant woman on shoulders to Qazigund hospital for deliver as the Kulgam district administration failed to clear snow accumulated in roads.

As per details, Mevish Jan, a resident of village Dingowari Manzmoh of Qazigund was brought to hospital in a makeshift cradle as Mechanical Department hadn’t cleared the roads. A video showing family carrying the pregnant lady has also appeared on social media sites.

Family travelled around six kilometers from the village to reach on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. However, on reaching the National Highway, the family members alleged that they didn’t receive any help from the Qazigund Hospital.

Locals, who spotted tribal family carrying the pregnant lady on shoulders, expressed resentment against the Kulgam district administration.  

This isn’t for the first time that civil administration has made tribal community to suffer. A woman from a remote village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district gave birth to a stillborn on a roadside in Srinagar after doctors disallowed her overnight stay at Lal Ded hospital.

The incident had triggering massive public outrage across the State but it seems the civil administration hasn’t learnt lessons.