Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 18: A woman died in Churanda village along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district as the road to the hospital remained blocked due to landslide.
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According to locals, Uri to Churanda road is blocked since March 8 near Koli Nala due to landslides following heavy rains earlier this month. They alleged the PMGSY department’s failure to restore the road caused the death of a young woman.
As per the family, Zareena Begum, 25, wife of Naseer Ahmad Dader of Churanda Uri, died as she did not receive treatment on time due to blocking of road. “As the road was blocked we carried her on our shoulders and that delayed treatment. She was suffering from a high fever, but never reached Uri Hospital,” a family member said, adding that a precious life was lost due to the negligence of the concerned department.
An official, however, said that the road is blocked due to continuous landslides in the area.
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