The Integrated Tribal Development Agency-Parvatipuram on Thursday informed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that the tribal woman Tamarakonda Jindammi suffered a miscarriage on July 29 itself, a day before she was taken to the Parvatipuram area hospital for treatment.
The NHRC recently issued notices to the ITDA over the ordeal of the woman who was carried in a ‘doli’ for about 12 km from Sirivara village located in a hilly area to the Duggeru sub-centre. It was reported in a section of the media that the miscarriage took place while the woman was being shifted to Duggeru and later to the area hospital.
ITDA Project Officer G. Lakshmi Sha visited the village and interacted with the family members of Jindammi who reportedly told him that the miscarriage took place on July 29 but she could not be taken to the hospital on that day on account of the death of an elderly woman. “As per local customs, tribal people do not leave the village if anybody dies. They can do so only the next day. Accordingly, they sought support on July 30. We responded promptly by providing an ambulance from Duggeru from where motorable road is available,” Mr. Lakshmi Sha told The Hindu .
‘Timely intervention’
“The medical team could save her by removing the placenta in the nick of time. However, she faced problems during shifting from Sirivara to Duggeru. Now we are taking steps to provide road connectivity to the village and 92 other tribal habitations located in remote areas,” he said.
Meanwhile, Opposition parties alleged that medical aid was poor in tribal areas and other places. Former MP DVG Sankara Rao said he had given many representations to the government over prevalence of dengue, malaria fevers and lack of medicines in area hospitals, but there was no response.
Lok Satta Party State president Bhisetti Babji alleged that neo-natal, pre-natal deaths had become common in the district due to lack of proper supervision.
