In Balaghat, 32 children died and 60 fell ill every day due to a high fever after being discharged from the hospital. Tests revealed positive cases of measles and malaria.

We reached Adori village, passing through the forests about 85 kilometers away from Balaghat. At the village square, four tribal women were talking to each other. Two of them had their children hanging onto their waists with cloth supports. We asked if the children were healthy, and the reply was, "They are fine so far, but we don't know about the future." This is where those villages in the Baihar assembly constituency begin, where, according to official data, a suspected child has been reported missing in the last three months.