The army took the pregnant woman to the hospital (Photo Credits ANI)
Srinagar, January 15: A pregnant woman in critical condition in Jammu and Kashmir’s snow-clad Kupwara was airlifted to Srinagar by the Indian Army on the request of the civil administration. The army gave this information on Sunday. The army said, Nusrat Begum, a resident of Chitrakoot, was admitted to SDH Karnah in critical condition on Saturday evening due to labor pain. The link to Srinagar was cut off from NH 701 due to continuous snowfall for 7 days. Despite the efforts of experts at SDH Karnah, Nusrat Begum’s life was in danger due to limited medical facilities.
As soon as the civil administration requested for assistance, the Indian Army immediately responded to the call and a large number of jawans voluntarily came forward to donate blood to save the life of the patient. Immediately two units of blood were donated to the sick patient. Along with this, arrangements were made for evacuation by helicopter. Also read: Army rescues critically injured youth in Kishtwar – watch video here
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#WATCH , J&K: Indian Army assists in air evacuation of a pregnant woman in critical condition in Srinagar. This was done as the only axis leading to better medical facilities at Srinagar via NH 701 was cut off due to incessant snowfall since the last 7 days: PRO Defence, Srinagar pic.twitter.com/nwuhIcKjzv
— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2023
The helipad was cleared of snow in a short time using JCB. All efforts were made to evacuate the patient immediately. On 15 January, joint efforts by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force resulted in Nusrat Begum and another 10-month-old infant being successfully airlifted to Srinagar at 10.25 am on Sunday morning.
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