Relatives of a 17-year-old girl from Chhattisgarh undertook a gruelling 25-kilometre journey on a wooden cot to bring her to Maharashtra's Gadchiroli for medical treatment, PTI report stated.  The teenager, hailing from Metawada village in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, was suffering from persistent fever and vomiting. Her family, desperate to seek medical assistance, placed her on a cot and carried her on their shoulders for approximately 25 kilometres to reach the primary health centre (PHC) in Laheri, Bhamragadh taluka, Gadchiroli.

Dr Sambhaji Bhokre, the medical officer at Laheri PHC, revealed that upon her arrival, the girl was promptly provided with the necessary medical attention, and her condition has since stabilized. The increasing incidence of malaria during the monsoon season has prompted patients from border villages in Chhattisgarh to seek treatment at Laheri PHC, given its proximity compared to the PHC in Narayanpur, the neighbouring state.