Patna: In the middle of rescue sorties for those marooned by floods in Bihar, a group of disaster force soldiers helped deliver a baby on a boat.
A team of the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF was at a flooded village in Vaishali district, around 65 km from Patna, when the soldiers heard the cries of a woman, Saroj Patel, in labour pain.
The soldiers googled the nearest hospital and set off with the woman on a boat but she gave birth to a baby boy on the way. He has been named 'Namami Gange', a reminder of his unusual birth in India's holiest river.
The hospital had been alerted, so a contingent of health staff was ready with an ambulance.
A similar birth was reported in Patna, where disaster personnel helped deliver a baby girl.
The NDRF says its force is being trained in emergency deliveries. In Ara district last year, the officer said, a family named a baby boy born on a boat during floods "NDRF Singh" out of gratitude.
Large parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are flooded because of heavy rain. Earlier this week, a woman in Uttar Pradesh gave birth to a baby on a rescue boat.
A team of the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF was at a flooded village in Vaishali district, around 65 km from Patna, when the soldiers heard the cries of a woman, Saroj Patel, in labour pain.
The soldiers googled the nearest hospital and set off with the woman on a boat but she gave birth to a baby boy on the way. He has been named 'Namami Gange', a reminder of his unusual birth in India's holiest river.
A similar birth was reported in Patna, where disaster personnel helped deliver a baby girl.
Advertisement
Large parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are flooded because of heavy rain. Earlier this week, a woman in Uttar Pradesh gave birth to a baby on a rescue boat.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
8 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In Uttar Pradesh In Last 2 Days 19 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In UP In 24 Hours, Flood In Over 600 Villages Newly Married Bihar Couple Crosses River In Small Boat After Hours Of Wait UP BJP Rejig Soon? State Chief Offers To Quit Over Poll Drubbing: Sources Flying Squad Climbs Wall, Crashes Rajasthan School Exam, Finds Mass Cheating "I Divorce You... Your Ex-Wife": Dubai Princess Dumps Husband In Insta Post Fire Breaks Out In China Shopping Centre With People Trapped Inside: Report Deepika Padukone Said She Has Never Followed A Diet "That Is A Fad" US Woman Arrested For Sitting On Foster Son, 10, That Caused His Death Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.