Hyderabad, Sept. 19 -- In a concerning incident, the body a Chenchu woman who died of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on Thursday night, September 19, was left on the road by the 108 ambulance service which was supposed to drop her, along with her attendants to her hamlet located inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR).

Though this issue may seem like an isolated incident, it exposes the systemic failure of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) Mannanur.

M Guruvamma (29), a resident of Eerlapenta in Appapur gram panchayat of Lingal mandal in Nagarkurnool district, was suffering from fever, and got admitted to Mahabubnagar District Government Hospital for treatment couple of days ago. On Thursday night Guruvamma breath...