An ASHA worker in Bhadrak has been recognized by local authorities for her heroic efforts during the recent floods in Odisha. On Thursday, an official reported that she successfully rescued a 60-year-old woman by carrying her to safety on her back. This act of bravery highlights the critical role of community health workers in emergency situations.
Das was unable to move on her own as she was suffering from an infection in her legs and normally needed the support of family members even to walk. “I was moving through the waterlogged villages of Nadigaon and Bharatpur to provide medicines and advise people to remain alert against diseases caused by floodwaters. When I learnt about the breach in the Karanpal River embankment, I returned to Nadigaon, where I saw the elderly woman sitting alone on the verandah of her house, with water already reaching that level.
Because of her leg infection, I carried her to the Patana community centre,” Sahoo said, as she could not walk.
Her son, meanwhile, had gone to a medical facility with his pregnant wife, he said.
