Boy falls into 30-feet borewell in Mahoba, rescue ops underway

REVISED WITH DM’s QUOTE
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Kanpur:A massive rescue operation is underway to rescue a four-year-old-boy who fell into an open 30-feet borewell in Mahoba district’s Budhaura village in Kulpahad police area on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire department and local police and local administration are jointly carrying out the operation. “Teams of NDRF and SDRF are soon arriving from Lucknow.We plan to reach to the child through a tunnel being dug by three JCB machines,” DM Satyendra Kumar told TOI in the evening.
Reports said several JCB machines have been roped in to dig the area around the borewell and oxygen is being supplied continuously to the child through pipes. The child is believed to be stuck at a depth of about 30 feet.
Reports said Dhanendra along with his elder sister Rekha (6) was playing when he fell into the borewell. Kulpahad police station in-charge Anup Dubey reached the spot along with police force soon after coming to know about the incident.
A team from the fire department also reached the spot. Besides, a team of health department comprising doctors and paramedical staff along with oxygen cylinders has been deputed near the borewell to supply oxygen to the child. Currently, a deep pit parallel to the borewell has been dug, district officials said.
“The boy fell into the borewell at around 1 pm. The child’s father Bhagirath had gone to work in the fields and his mother Kranti Devi had gone to Mahoba to get her Aadhaar card prepared. The two children later went to their father working in the fields when the boy fell in the pit. We are providing him oxygen and making all arrangements for his safety. Several JCB machines are digging a parallel pit to rescue him,” Dubey added.
Meanwhile, extra police force has been deployed to control a huge crowd assembled at the spot to witness the rescue operation.