2 weeks ago
Pregnant Woman Carried Across Flooded Stream in Telangana
A mom-to-be who was seven months pregnant needed to see a doctor.
She lives in a small village called Kolam Guda in Telangana, India.
Heavy rain had made the stream near her village too full and fast for cars or an ambulance to cross.
So her family and neighbours worked together to help her.
They placed her on a special hand-carried stretcher called a doli.
They carefully walked through the moving water to keep her safe.
When they reached the hospital in Kerameri, doctors could not find the baby's movement.
So she was sent to another hospital in Asifabad for more care.
This shows how hard it is for people in faraway villages to get medical help during heavy rains.
The villagers hope the government builds bridges and better roads so trips like this are not so dangerous.
A seven-month-pregnant woman, Kodapa Rameshwari, was carried across a swollen stream in Telangana after heavy rainfall cut off road access.
Villagers in Kolam Guda, a tribal habitation in Kerameri mandal, used a traditional stretcher known as a doli because an ambulance could not reach the area.
She was taken to Kerameri Government Hospital, where doctors reportedly found no foetal movement.
She was subsequently referred to Asifabad Government Hospital for further treatment.
Residents urged authorities to build bridges and all-weather roads so remote communities can reach hospitals safely during the monsoon.
- Who
- Kodapa Rameshwari, a seven-month-pregnant woman from the tribal settlement, and fellow villagers who carried her
- What
- She was carried across a flooded stream on a traditional makeshift stretcher (doli) to reach a hospital after an ambulance could not access the area
- Where
- Kolam Guda, a tribal habitation in Kerameri mandal, Telangana, India
- When
- During monsoon-season heavy rainfall; no exact date was reported
- Why
- Rising water levels cut off road access, and she required urgent medical care
Key facts
- Woman
- Kodapa Rameshwari
- Pregnancy stage
- Seven months
- Location
- Kolam Guda, Kerameri mandal, Telangana
- Transport
- Traditional stretcher (doli) carried by villagers
- First hospital
- Kerameri Government Hospital
- Referral hospital
- Asifabad Government Hospital
- Medical finding
- Doctors reportedly found no foetal movement
- Cause
- Heavy rainfall cut off road access to the settlement








