Ailing man in Sonowal's Majuli with no road fails to survive 10 km of boat journey

Ailing man in Sonowal's Majuli with no road fails to survive 10 km of boat journey

Published : Oct 13, 2018, 01:16 PM IST

In what can be termed as death due to lack of infrastructure, a patient died in a boat in Majuli, Assam, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal's constituency, due to the lack of road connectivity. The incident happened on Friday.

Majuli, Assam: In what can be termed as death due to lack of infrastructure, a patient died in a boat in Majuli, Assam, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal's constituency, due to the lack of road connectivity. The incident happened on Friday.

The victim has been identified as Shashidhar Payeng, a retired teacher who suffered a cardiac arrest. Family members were ferrying him on a country-made boat to Garmur hospital in Majuli by rowing for 10 km. The man could not survive the km journey on River Subansiri.