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In a heartbreaking incident in Odisha's Kandhamal district, a girl carried her snake-bitten mother on her back for five kilometres through a forest path due to a lack of roads, on Friday. Despite heroic efforts, hospital delays led to the woman's death.

According to sources, a tragic incident from the remote Dumeripada village of Mundigada panchayat under Tumudibandh block has spotlighted the deadly consequences of poor infrastructure in tribal Odisha.

A young girl, Rajani Majhi, carried her critically ill mother on her back for 5 Km through a forest trail after a venomous snakebite-but unfortunately, her heroic effort could not...