A PREGNANT woman swam in a river from her village to a hospital in Bangalore, India, where she gave birth to a baby boy, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Yellavva Balappa Gaddige’s efforts brought widespread attention to the “water village” of Neelakantarayanagadde, which was cut off from the outside world after water was released from the Basava Sagara reservoir.
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