Heart-Warming! In J&K, Army braved knee-deep snow to carry pregnant woman to hospital!
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Kashmir, Jan 8: The heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir for the last few days has brought life to a standstill in the valley. With knee-deep snow, roads remained blocked with no vehicular traffic. It remained cut off from the rest of the country for the fourth consecutive day. In such harsh conditions, a video of Army men carrying a pregnant woman to the hospital, on their shoulders, is going viral on social media. The heart-warming video is winning praise across the social media people as they laud the humanitarian face of jawans.
On January 6, amid snowfall, COB Bunawadar received a call for help from a distraught Ghulam Mh Mir, a resident of Pethawadar area of Handwara in North Kashmir regarding a heavily pregnant woman. He said that his daughter was due to deliver and the family was unable to take her to the hospital because of heavy snowfall.
Neema Bano was in the final stages of her pregnancy. It was snowing heavily & roads were blocked. Not knowing what to do, her father called Kilo Force (Rashtriya Rifles) for help. Soldiers carried her on their shoulders for hours, to a hospital.
— Major Gaurav Arya (Retd) (@majorgauravarya) January 7, 2021
Mother and baby are both fine 😊 pic.twitter.com/RtkrtHGbmN
The Army team rescued a woman with pregnancy-related complications by carrying her for several kilometres through the knee-deep snow. They carried her on a stretcher to nearby Primary Health Centre. At the same time, a Nursing Assistant was sent to the PHC to assist a local nurse (male) for checking her blood pressure levels and stabilizing the pregnant lady.
Since all roads were blocked due to heavy snowfall, the woman was given primary aid at this centre. Again, the Army men took the pregnant woman on a stretcher to the location where transportation was available i.e. 3 km from the PHC.
Later that evening, the baby was delivered healthy and the mother and the baby reached home safely. Troops timely action and efforts made the delivery safe and successful. The family expressed their sincere gratitude for all the assistance the Army provided. These kind gestures would go a long way in strengthening the bond between the Army and Awaam.