Two women in flood-hit Polavaram dist. give birth to two girl babies
Two women from the Koya tribe gave birth at Primary Health Centres in Polavaram after being evacuated due to severe flooding in the Sabari river region. Local authorities have relocated 149 pregnant women to government hospitals to ensure their safety and continued medical care during the ongoing flood crisis.
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Highlights the intersection of climate-induced natural disasters and public health infrastructure challenges in vulnerable tribal communities.
Two women belonging to the Koya tribe, affected by floods in the Sabari river, gave birth to two girl babies on Wednesday at a Primary Health Centre in Polavaram district after they were shifted to the hospital as part of the relief operations.
As many as 149 pregnant women, mostly belonging to the Koya and Konda Reddi tribes, were shifted to nearby government hospitals after their villages were affected by the floods since August 1.
“The pregnant women, identified as Peesam Vijaya and Borra Sailaja, have given birth to two girls in Tulasipaka Primary Health Centre and Rekhapalli PHC on Wednesday. The health condition of the mothers and infants is normal,” Polavaram District Collector K. Dinesh Kumar stated in a release.
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