Nagpur: Nearly 15,000 people of Bhamragarh in south Gadchiroli remained cut off on Sunday as the swollen Indravati river pushed floodwater into Parlakota and Pamulgautam rivers, keeping the taluka isolated from the rest of the district for over 48 hours now.
The only motorable link — National Highway 130-D bridge over Parlakota river near Bhamragad headquarters — stayed submerged. Sangeeta Chukku Usendi (70) who was brought from Binagonda to Laheri Primary Health Centre (PHC), was flown to Hedri hospital. Dr Gopal Roy, superintendent of Lloyds Kali Ammal Memorial Hospital at Hedri, said getting serious patients to hospital on time is a major challenge due to the floods.
Officials said the three patients reached Hedri in time for further treatment. In an emergency operation directed by district collector Avishyant Panda, three critically ill patients were airlifted by helicopter to Hedri. Traffic on the Hemalkasa-Bhamragad stretch remained closed even after local rain had stopped. Apeksha Aalam and Roshan China Madavi were also shifted. Sources stated one patient has sickle-cell disease. Relatives Nirmala Aalam and China Kudyami accompanied them. Tribal development project officer Amar Raut and Bhamragad tehsildar Bagde coordinated the evacuation.