When 60-year-old Jamunabai Vasawe from Manibeli village in Nandurbar, on the northern border of Maharashtra, was bitten by a snake at six pm, her family rushed her to the closest sub-centre only to find it shut and a primary health centre out of reach. A boat ambulance placed for emergency medical care for villagers in the remote tribal area, was delayed by two hours. And, by the time the tribal woman was administered anti-snake venom (ASV), her condition had worsened beyond repair. She was declared dead in a government hospital in Garudeshwar, Gujarat, around 11 pm.
