25 August,2016 04:01 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Dana Majhi decided to carry his wife's body back to his village on foot, walking 10 km, after hospital authorities refused to arrange for an ambulance or mortuary vehicle
Dana Majhi's wife Amang Dei succumbed to tuberculosis at age 42. Since authorities at the hospital in Bhawanipatna, in Odisha's Kalahandi district allegedly refused to arrange for an ambulance or mortuary vehicle for her transport, Majhi wrapped up his wife's lifeless body in a bedsheet and decided to walk back to his village Melghara, which is about 60 km away along with his 12-year-old daughter.
Dana Majhi pictured carrying his later wife's body. His daughter is to the right
On being met with a local TV news channel's crew on the way after walking about 10 km, he explained his plight and they were able to arrange for an ambulance for the rest of the journey after calling District Collector.
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Kalahandi is one of the poorest and most backward districts of Odisha. The hospital authorities apparent refusal came in spite of an existing government scheme in which bodies of deceased from government hospitals are required to be sent to their homes free of charge.
