Weighing the wife’s body on his shoulder, a tribal man
had to walk 10 kilometer. It is ill-fate news from Bhubaneswar’s hospital where
a man, with his 12 years old daughter, could not get the ambulance service to
carry his wife’s body.
The locals looked a man, Dana Manjhi, on Wednesday
morning carrying dead body of his wife on his shoulder. Amung, 42, had died
prolong ailment of Tuberculosis on Tuesday night in Bhawanipatna Hospital at
district headquarter.
According to information, Manjhi tried with the
official at hospital for ambulance assistance, but all was futile. It is
ironical, government of Naveen Patnaik to solve such problems had begun a plan
‘Mahaparayan’ which provides the free transportation of dead body from
government hospital up to deceased home.
Manjhi said, When he failed to find assistance, he
wrapped the body of his wife in a cloth and put on his shoulder; began his
journey on foot toward Melghara village of Rampur block 60 kilometer away from
Bhawanipatna.
Some journalists saw the incident of carrying body on
his shoulder and contacted with district collector; then the aggrieved man
traveled by Ambulance up to 50 kilometer remains journey. Brunda D, district
collector Kalahandi, said, “As I was informed, I talked CDMO and the ambulance
got him served.”
