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Time of India
12 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
With road works pending, tribals join hands to fill potholes in Anakapalli district
1 2 Visakhapatnam: Tribals of Pedagaruvu, a hilltop village in Arla panchayat of Rolugunta mandal, Anakapalli district, took it upon themselves to fill potholes on the road leading to their village after it was damaged severely due to heavy rains recently. According to the locals, funds amounting to Rs 2.5 crore were sanctioned for the construction of a BT road from YB Patnam to Losingi via Pedagaruvu village under the national rural employment guarantee scheme. With this funding, a 2-km stretch from YB Patnam to Losingi was covered with granular sub-base. However, the rest of the road was left incomplete. "Due to the recent heavy rains, potholes developed extensively on the existing road, and since side drains and culverts were not constructed, the entire road was damaged. We held a meeting and it was highlighted that the road construction was being delayed as the contractor repeatedly says that he has not received the bill yet. Motivated by this, we decided to fill the potholes ourselves. Over the last two days, we got together and patched up potholes across the 2-km stretch with stones," they said. "Recently, Pangi Sai (22), a pregnant woman, delivered her child midway on the road while being carried on a doli (cloth stretchers) to a hospital that was four km away. Many villagers face similar hardships, which is why the entire village united to fill the potholes themselves," said K Narasayya and Mahesh. The villagers demanded that the contractor's bill be paid immediately so that road construction work can resume. They further threatened to stage protests with dolis at the collector's office if road works are delayed further.
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
No road access: Tribal woman forced to deliver under tree in Anakapalle
VISAKHAPATNAM: A 22-year-old pregnant woman was forced to give birth to a baby girl under a tamarind tree in the Anakapalle district due to the absence of road connectivity. The woman, Pangi Sai, had to be carried in a doli (makeshift stretcher) for four kilometres to reach medical help from a remote hilltop village, Losingi, in Arla panchayat of Rolugunta mandal in Anakapalle district. Sai, who was in labour with her second child, was carried by her husband, Sundar Rao and family members to YB Patnam, where she delivered the baby. Later, she was taken to Buchayyapeta Primary Health Centre (PHC) by ambulance. The village is home to 70 families from a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), with a population of around 290. According to tribal leader K Govind Rao, the Anakapalle District Collector had sanctioned Rs 2.5 crore under the MGNREGS to build a blacktop road from YB Patnam to Losingi via Pedagaruvu. 'However, the work was stalled midway, reportedly due to the government not clearing contractor bills. Heavy rains further damaged the partially built road and side drains, making the village inaccessible by ambulance,' he claimed.
Hans India
2 days ago
- Health
- Hans India
Ambulance arrives late, tribal woman gives birth midway
Anakapalli: Astri bals of Losingi hamlet, Anakapalli district continue to be deprived of basic infrastructure, they are left with no other choice than to depend on a makeshift stretcher (doli) for transport to meet any sort of emergency health service. A tribal woman Pangi Sai (22) of Losingi gave birth to an infant midway while she was getting shifted to a hospital on a doli. The incident took place on Sunday when her family members were trying to help her reach the hospital by trekking four kilometres from the village at Rolugunta mandal. However, Pangi Sai developed labour pains in the wee hours of Sunday and delivered the baby. Her husband Sundar Rao and her family members carried the doli and arrived at YB Patnam village for an ambulance facility to reach the hospital. Since the ambulance arrival got inordinately delayed, Sai developed labour pains while on the move, the women of the family shifted her to a secluded place and helped her deliver the baby. Later, she was shifted to Butchimpeta Primary Health Centre. The family had to wait almost two hours for the arrival of the ambulance. With an aim to eliminate doli woes, Anakapalli district Collector sanctioned Rs 2.5 crore for the construction of a BT road from YB Patnam to Losingi via Pedagaruvu village. Recently, the construction of the subway came to a halt due to non-payment of bills to the contractor. A major part of the road was washed away by heavy rains and the path turned into slushy ponds, making the path difficult for the ambulances to arrive. There are about 290 people of 70 families belonging to the PVTG tribe residing in Losingi village. The village does not have an Anganwadi centre or social health workers to attend to the locals in times of any emergency. Flagging their years of turmoil, CPM district executive committee member K Govinda Rao, said, 'The tribals residing in the hamlet express concern over an 8-km-long trek they have to take in order to get ration supplies given to pregnant and lactating mothers reaching Rajannapet village which is said to be the nearest centre.' He demanded the government to provide basic facilities to tribal villages and the authorities to complete the road works at the earliest.
