Recently, an older woman, who developed a high fever in the tribal settlement of Kooollarku, had to be on a temporary stretcher for about 10 km across the dense forest to the nearest hospital in the shortage. The lack of the right road in the region, which is located in Edamalacku, the first tribal Panchayat of the state, forced the family of Rajakanni, 60 to undergo suffering. The incident occurred in the immediate consequences of the region, which witnessed two deaths due to the delay of bringing the patient to the hospital.
“The early action helped to save the life of a woman. Her grandson died on August 22 due to a high fever.
“The high fever has been reported in many settlements in Panchayat. Because there are no right roads, people are staying to hospitals for treatment. If the road is built, people koolallarku can easily reach shortage and adimals,” said Mr. Sivakumar.
On August 21, when Rajakanni’s five -year -old Karthik caught a fever, members of the family were made by a trek through the forest and carried the boy on a stretcher in the hospital. But his life could not be saved. The hardships continued after the child’s death. 22. August had to carry the body of the child in the coffin back to the settlement.
August 26 was brought to the family health center in societies in a similar way and sought asthma treatment. The delay caused her condition to deteriorate, leading to her death.
Claims the mla refuted
The tribes refuted the claim of Devicula Mil A. Raja, in the announcement issued during the celebrations that the government provided enough facilities for edamalacku. “There is no proper interconnection of roads in Panchayat and it is a serious problem. The government should take immediate steps to correct the situation,” the resident said.
Last week, the collector Idukki Dishan Cheruvatht ordered the road wings of the Public Work Department (PWD) to complete the waiting concrete work on the road connecting Pettimuda with the Edamalaku company.
Published – September 2025 20:38
