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Manipur woman with critical illness carried to Assam on bamboo stretcher amid road blockade
✍️ India Today NE
🗓 05 Sep 2026, 02:03 AM
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A seriously ill woman from Manipur was forced to travel on a bamboo stretcher into Assam after a road blockage made conventional transport impossible.
A woman from Manipur suffering from a serious illness was taken to Assam on a bamboo stretcher after a road crisis halted normal vehicular movement. The makeshift transport was arranged when the nearest road became impassable, leaving no option for ambulance or private vehicle.
The blockage, reported as a combination of landslides and heavy traffic congestion on the border route, left the patient stranded for several hours. Local residents and volunteers assisted by fashioning a sturdy bamboo stretcher to move her safely across the rough terrain.
Authorities from both states were alerted to the emergency. While no official statement detailed the response, officials coordinated with local rescue teams to ensure the woman reached the nearest medical facility in Assam as quickly as possible.
She was handed over to medical staff at a hospital in Assam, where she is receiving treatment. Further updates on her condition have not been released.
The blockage, reported as a combination of landslides and heavy traffic congestion on the border route, left the patient stranded for several hours. Local residents and volunteers assisted by fashioning a sturdy bamboo stretcher to move her safely across the rough terrain.
Authorities from both states were alerted to the emergency. While no official statement detailed the response, officials coordinated with local rescue teams to ensure the woman reached the nearest medical facility in Assam as quickly as possible.
She was handed over to medical staff at a hospital in Assam, where she is receiving treatment. Further updates on her condition have not been released.