New Delhi: It was on Monday evening that five-year-old Aryan accidentally fell into an open borewell while playing at a farm in Kalikhad village in Rajasthan’s Dausa. Three days since then, the authorities have been striving hard to rescue the trapped boy, but to no avail.
Time is running out to rescue the child. A piling rig machine has now been pressed into action to dig a 150-feet-deep tunnel near a borewell. Earlier, rescuers deployed multiple earthmovers and tractors to dig a parallel hole, while also using ropes and other equipment to try to pull out the little boy. Oxygen is being supplied through a pipe, and the child’s condition is reported to be stable, according to reports. On Tuesday night, an XCMG 180 piling rig was also brought to the rescue site. Aryan’s movements and condition are being monitored through a camera inserted into the borewell.
Dausa District Magistrate said: “National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and Civil Defence teams have also reached the spot. Our priority is to rescue the child safely as quickly as possible.”
VIDEO | #Rajasthan: The operation to rescue five-year-old Aryan stuck at 150-feet depth underway in Papada police station area of Dausa district. Aryan fell into the open borewell while playing in an agriculture farm in Kalikhad village on Monday.
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Rajasthan minister calls for law to cover borewells
Rajasthan minister and BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena rushed to the site of operations. He pointed out that these incidents occur across the country and while there is direction from the government, there is no specific law in place. “A law should be enacted to regulate the covering of borewells.”
Recently in September, a two-year-old girl was saved from a 35-foot open borewell in the Bandikui area of Dausa. The NDRF and SDRF had carried out an 18-hour rescue operation to pull out the child. The girl had been trapped at a depth of 28 feet, and a similar rescue approach was initiated to free her.
