Rescuers on Friday, 22 March, pulled out a one-and-a-half-year-old child who had fallen into a 60-feet-deep borewell in Hisar district of Haryana, reported news agency, ANI.
The rescue operation that was undertaken by a team of NDRF and Army experts along with civic bodies, took over 40 hours after the child fell into the borewell on the evening of 20 March.
Earlier, the authorities had stated that the rescue team was digging a parallel tunnel, roughly 20 feet away from the borewell to rescue the 18-month-old boy.
The operation was carried forward after the child's movements were monitored using a night-vision camera which was dropped inside the borewell.
The authorities present on the spot had told PTI that previous attempts of pulling the boy out using a net, was dropped after facing some difficulties.
Child Identified as Nadim Fell While Playing with Friends
The child, identified as Nadim, was playing with some friends when he suddenly fell into the borewell. Afterwards, the family members and the villagers informed the police.
Earthmovers, drilling machines and other equipment had been pressed into service to rescue the child, even as oxygen tubes were dropped to help him breathe. Biscuits and juices were also supplied to the child, while a medical team was deployed at the incident site.
Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Meena had told PTI legal action will be taken against the person who dug the borewell without taking any permission from the department concerned.
Nadim’s case is reminiscent of a 2006 incident where a massive operation was launched to rescue five-year-old Prince, who had fallen into a borewell in a village in Kurukshetra. He was pulled out safely nearly 48 hours later.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)
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