While cyclonic storm Biparjoy left a trail of destruction in its wake in the coastal belt of Saurashtra-Kutch region in Gujarat, there were bursts of joy too as 707 babies were born to women who were shifted from their houses/areas as part of the disaster management exercise ahead of the cyclone.
As per State government data, around 1,200 women in the last week of their pregnancy were required to be shifted from high-risk places and were taken to maternity homes or special shelters where 707 women delivered babies.
As a precautionary measure in the coastal districts, local panchayat or municipal teams jointly with Health Department personnel had proactively prepared an advance identification list of pregnant women in the villages along the coast.
