4-year-old boy falls into 220-foot borewell in Haryana, rescue ops on
A four-year-old boy fell into an open borewell in Ambala's Dhanaura village on Tuesday morning. NDRF, SDRF, Army and local officials launched a race against time to rescue him.
A routine morning in Haryana's Ambala district turned into a nightmare on Tuesday after a four-year-old boy slipped into a 220-foot-deep open borewell, triggering a frantic multi-agency rescue operation and a desperate race against time.
The child, identified as Nirbhay, fell into the narrow nine-inch-wide borewell in Dhanaura village of Barara around 6.30 am while accompanying his father to the family's fields. His father, Manjit, had gone to deliver breakfast to Nirbhay's grandfather, Karnail Singh, who had been working since early morning.
As the elders attended to farm work, Nirbhay began playing nearby. According to officials, the child noticed the open borewell and started dropping handfuls of soil into it. The ground around the borewell had reportedly become wet and slippery. While leaning over to look inside, he is believed to have lost his balance and plunged into the deep shaft.
The silence was shattered by a loud sound. Realising something had gone terribly wrong, Nirbhay's father and grandfather rushed to the borewell and repeatedly called out the child's name. Family members and villagers made frantic attempts to rescue him, but the narrow opening made every effort impossible.
After local attempts failed, authorities were alerted at around 7.30 am. Within hours, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and district administration reached the spot with specialised rescue equipment. The Army was also called in to strengthen the operation.
Rescue teams have till now made at least 14 attempts to pull him out using hooks, ropes and aluminium pipes, but all efforts have so far been unsuccessful. Night lights have been installed at the site to support the ongoing operation.
Deputy Commissioner Ajay Singh Tomar, who arrived at the site to monitor the rescue, said the borewell has a diameter of about nine inches, making the operation highly challenging. Rescue personnel continued working against the clock to safely bring the child to the surface.
As per the latest developments, underwater CCTV cameras have captured visuals showing the child’s red T-shirt and one of his hands submerged in water, while the rest of his body is partially visible.
However, authorities said that no movement has been observed in the child’s body so far. Water has reportedly been seeping into the borewell from a depth of around 60 feet, and the child remains submerged. Officials indicated that the chances of survival appear low, but stressed that rescue operations are still underway.
A routine morning in Haryana's Ambala district turned into a nightmare on Tuesday after a four-year-old boy slipped into a 220-foot-deep open borewell, triggering a frantic multi-agency rescue operation and a desperate race against time.
The child, identified as Nirbhay, fell into the narrow nine-inch-wide borewell in Dhanaura village of Barara around 6.30 am while accompanying his father to the family's fields. His father, Manjit, had gone to deliver breakfast to Nirbhay's grandfather, Karnail Singh, who had been working since early morning.
As the elders attended to farm work, Nirbhay began playing nearby. According to officials, the child noticed the open borewell and started dropping handfuls of soil into it. The ground around the borewell had reportedly become wet and slippery. While leaning over to look inside, he is believed to have lost his balance and plunged into the deep shaft.
The silence was shattered by a loud sound. Realising something had gone terribly wrong, Nirbhay's father and grandfather rushed to the borewell and repeatedly called out the child's name. Family members and villagers made frantic attempts to rescue him, but the narrow opening made every effort impossible.
After local attempts failed, authorities were alerted at around 7.30 am. Within hours, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and district administration reached the spot with specialised rescue equipment. The Army was also called in to strengthen the operation.
Rescue teams have till now made at least 14 attempts to pull him out using hooks, ropes and aluminium pipes, but all efforts have so far been unsuccessful. Night lights have been installed at the site to support the ongoing operation.
Deputy Commissioner Ajay Singh Tomar, who arrived at the site to monitor the rescue, said the borewell has a diameter of about nine inches, making the operation highly challenging. Rescue personnel continued working against the clock to safely bring the child to the surface.
As per the latest developments, underwater CCTV cameras have captured visuals showing the child’s red T-shirt and one of his hands submerged in water, while the rest of his body is partially visible.
However, authorities said that no movement has been observed in the child’s body so far. Water has reportedly been seeping into the borewell from a depth of around 60 feet, and the child remains submerged. Officials indicated that the chances of survival appear low, but stressed that rescue operations are still underway.
