Amid Biparjoy, 274 Women Gave Birth In Gujarat Hospitals
NDTV
"We admitted 512 ladies to sub-district hospitals. Of them, 274 have safely given birth and have gone home. The rest are still admitted," said Kutch district magistrate Amit Arora
Cyclone Biparjoy, meaning calamity, has brought joy to around 300 families of coastal Gujarat. Around 270 pregnant women moved to various hospitals as precautionary measures ahead the cyclone, have safety given birth, Kutch district magistrate Amit Arora has told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
"We admitted 512 ladies to sub-district hospitals. Of them, 274 have safely given birth and have gone home. The rest are still admitted," Mr Arora said.
The women were moved to hospitals two days ago, once the evacuations started ahead of the cyclone, which made landfall this evening.
The state government has evacuated more than 94,000 people from across eight districts that are likely to be affected by the cyclone. Among those evacuated were more than 8,900 children and over 1,100 pregnant women, the government said in a media release this evening.
