The army took the pregnant woman to the hospital amid snowfall, people are praising her fiercely. Army takes pregnant woman to hospital amid snowfall, people are praising her fiercely in Kashmir

digital desk, Srinagar. A video of Indian Army personnel carrying a pregnant woman on her shoulders to a hospital amid heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector went viral on social media on Sunday.

Defense sources said the Army had received a call from Ghaghar Hill village of LoC Boniyar requesting immediate help to take a pregnant woman to the hospital.

Faced with continuous heavy snowfall and knee-deep snow, the soldiers carried the woman on their shoulders to the primary health centre, a distance of 6.5 km.

Referring to another incident during the recent heavy snowfall, the Army said on its Twitter page, in response to a distress call, a team of Chinar Corps safely evacuated a pregnant woman on a stretcher amid heavy snowfall and She was taken to the District Hospital in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir for delivery.

The woman has given birth to a boy.

These heroic acts have been highly appreciated by the local people.

(IANS)