Indian Army Jawans Walk For 4 Hours In Heavy Snow Just To Take A Pregnant Woman To Hospital
The Indian Armys XV Corps Chinar Corps shared a video in which army personnel and civilians were seen carrying a pregnant mother through heavy snowfall in the Kashmir Valley. The woman Shamima a resident of Dard Pora village near Tangmarg area of Baramulla in north Kashmir had developed some pregnancy-related complications.
Jammu and Kashmir is in the grip of one of the harshest winters in recent times. The temperatures have been hovering well over the freezing point for weeks now. Several areas of the valley have been cut off from the rest of the world due to the snowfall that has blocked the roads. This is making life difficult for the people there, especially for those with medical emergencies.
The Indian Army¡¯s XV Corps (Chinar Corps) shared a video in which army personnel and civilians were seen carrying a pregnant mother through heavy snowfall in the Kashmir Valley. The woman, Shamima, a resident of Dard Pora village near Tangmarg area of Baramulla in north Kashmir, had developed some pregnancy-related complications and had to be rushed to a hospital.
#HumsaayaHainHum ???
¡ª Chinar Corps - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) January 14, 2020
During heavy snowfall, an expecting mother Mrs Shamima, required emergency hospitalisation. For 4 hours over 100 Army persons & 30 civilians walked with her on stretcher through heavy snow. Baby born in hospital, both mother & child doing fine. #VRWithU4U pic.twitter.com/BpDcXRvuUH
The video showed Army personnel and civilians carrying the women, on a stretcher through heavy snow. Her husband, Riyaz Mir sought the help of the Army after they were unable to take Shamima to the hospital because of the snow.
According to the Army, some 100 of its persons and 30 civilians walked with her on a stretcher through heavy snow for nearly 4 hours and made it to the hospital on time. In the tweet, the Chinar Corps said that the woman gave birth to a healthy baby and both the mother and child were doing fine.
Another video shared by Chinar Corps showed the rescue of a civilian trapped under snow in Jammu and Kashmir¡¯s Srinagar. In the video, the soldiers can be seen hurriedly digging snow to rescue Tariq Iqbal of Lacchipura village, who was hit by a snow slide and was half-buried in it on Tuesday.
#HumsayaHainHum.
¡ª Chinar Corps - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) January 15, 2020
Jawans dig at frantic pace in search of Tariq Iqbal.
Excited when he is found.
Relieved when he has a pulse.
Rejoice when he responds.
Today Tariq walked back home from hospital. Wishing Tariq all the happiness.#PreciousLivesSaved#VRWithU4U@adgpi https://t.co/s9d6Gzt65g pic.twitter.com/EAfuR9WC1K
In a tweet, the unit expressed how they were relieved to find Iqbal alive and rejoiced when he responded. ¡°HumsayaHainHum. Jawans dig at frantic pace in search of Tariq Iqbal. Excited when he is found. Relieved when he has a pulse. Rejoice when he responds. Today Tariq walked back home from the hospital. Wishing Tariq all the happiness,¡± the Chinar Corps tweeted.
Tariq Iqbal and Zahoor Ahmed Khan, both residents of Lacchipura were on the road from Lachhipura to Bijhama village early Tuesday when they were hit by a snow slide and were soon extricated by the Indian Army. After the search that went on for 20 minutes, Iqbal was stabilized and evacuated to Baramulla,
#AwamAurJawan#IndianArmy extricated two civilians Tariq Iqbal and Zahoor Ahmed Khan, residents of #Lacchipura after they being hit by snow slide. Provided medical aid and evacuated to hospital for specialised medical care.
¡ª ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) January 14, 2020
We pray for their faster recovery. pic.twitter.com/9JVxknMSm7
Chinar Corps had said in an earlier tweeted. Zahoor Ahmed Khan was discharged after an examination. The incident occurred approximately 200 metres from the post of Lacchipura company operating base and the guard commander who was taking rounds saw the civilians and immediately alerted the Quick Reaction Team, officials said.
Our Army is known for its valour and professionalism. It is also respected for its humanitarian spirit. Whenever people have needed help, our Army has risen to the occasion and done everything possible!
¡ª Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 15, 2020
Proud of our Army.
I pray for the good health of Shamima and her child. https://t.co/Lvetnbe7fQ
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Indian Army for its valour, professionalism and humanitarian spirit. "Our Army is known for its valour and professionalism. It is also respected for its humanitarian spirit. Whenever people have needed help, our Army has risen to the occasion and done everything possible. Proud of our Army. I pray for good health of Shamima and her child," Modi tweeted.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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