North India Statesman
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Cases of children falling into borewells are continuously coming to light. The latest case has come from Kotputli district of Rajasthan. A 3 year old girl fell into a 700 feet deep borewell while playing in Kiratpura area of Kotputli. The girl is trapped at a depth of 150 feet. Teams of NDPS, SDRF and district administration are engaged in joint rescue operation.
Child fell into 700 feet deep ditch
According to the information received, Chetna Chaudhary (3), daughter of Bhupendra Chaudhary, resident of Dhani of village Badyali, was playing outside the house with her elder sister Kavya (9) at 1:50 pm on Monday afternoon. During this time her foot slipped and she fell into the borewell. After Chetna fell into the borewell, elder sister Kavya raised an alarm. Hearing her voice, the family reached the spot and immediately informed the police about the girl falling into the borewell. On this, Sarund police station and administrative officials reached the spot and started rescue operations.
Efforts are being made to save the girl with the help of umbrella and ring-rod. About 16 rods were lowered one by one to a distance of 150 feet. Along with this, an attempt was made to trap the girl with a rope (ring) attached to another rod. After the girl got entangled in the rope, both the support and ring rod of the umbrella had to be pulled together but the attempt failed.
At present, oxygen was being supplied to the girl through a pipe in the borewell. The girl’s movements under the borewell were visible in the camera. He was seen waving his hands. His crying has also been recorded. Due to lack of space in the borewell, the girl could not be given anything to eat or drink.
