Updated On: 16 November, 2020 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Relu told that usually the families and children travel to the anganwadi by boat to collect food but ever since the lockdown was announced they stopped visiting out of fear.

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A 27-year-old female staff of anganwadi rows 18 kms daily along the Narmada to look after tribal babies and pregnant women of 2 Maharashtra hamlets after the fear of COVID-19 kept the group of tribals from coming to her.
Relu Vasave borrowed a boat from a local fisherman and started visiting the hamlets of Aligat and Dadar since April so that 25 newborn babies and 7 pregnant women do not miss out on proper medical care and nutrition.