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A five-year-old boy, who fell into a 150-foot-deep borewell in Rajasthan’s Dausa, was rescued after an operation that spanned for over 55 hours or over two days. The minor, Aryan, was rushed to a hospital in an ambulance in an unconscious state and authorities did not reveal his medical condition.
Aryan fell in the borewell while he was playing in a field around 3 pm and the rescue operation began an hour later. Oxygen was supplied to him through a pipe, and a camera was inserted into the borewell to monitor his condition.
SDRF and NDRF personnel were involved in the rescue operation and a parallel pit was dug using drilling machines to reach the child. They said they encountered multiple challenges in the operations, including a technical fault in a drilling machine and the water level estimated to be around 160 feet.
The difficulty in capturing the boy’s movements on camera due to steam underground and safety concerns for the rescue staff were also among the challenges in the operation, they said.
NDRF Commandant Yogesh Kumar said the rescue personnel took all precautions before pulling out the child from the borewell, bringing huge relief to the family.
A large number of people had gathered to see the rescue operation as the rescue personnel raced against time to complete the digging at the earliest and rescue the minor.
“The boy has been taken out and rushed to hospital,” an official said.
(with inputs from Sandeep Meena and PTI)
