According to reports, Bharti Dorpeti (27), a Madia tribal from village Zarewada of Etapalli taluka, was nine-month pregnant. An ASHA worker from the village intimated Gatta Primary Health Centre, located some 10 kilometres from her village. The Primary Health Centres (PHC) officials including a contractual health worker Soni Durge, ASHA helper Savita Alam and a driver took an ambulance and left for Zarewada to bring the pregnant woman. One of the key components of the National Rural Health Mission is to provide every village in the country with a trained woman community health worker. Meanwhile, flood situation in Gadchiroli district continued to remain grim as heavy rains lashed many parts of the district, particularly south Gadchiroli.

Source: Hindustan Times August 20, 2020 03:12 UTC