Urgent Rescue Operation for Child Trapped in Punjab Borewell
More than 40 National Disaster Response Force personnel joined police, volunteers and local officials as rescuers dug a parallel trench and kept oxygen flowing.
- On Friday evening, four-year-old Gurkaran Singh fell into an open borewell at Chak Samana village in Hoshiarpur. Rescue teams pulled him out safely around 12:40 am Saturday after a nine-hour operation.
- The borewell, dug nearly 15 days ago for water extraction, had a 15-inch pipe left improperly covered with loose soil. Gurkaran slipped into the gap between the pipe and hard earth while playing near his home.
- More than 40 National Disaster Response Force personnel participated in the excavation, digging a parallel pit around 25 to 30 feet deep. Rescuers created a narrow tunnel to reach the child safely, who appeared stable despite soil coverage.
- Deputy Commandant NDRF Pankaj Sharma stated, "Our rescuers put in a commendable effort throughout the entire rescue operation." Medical teams remained on standby, and the boy was immediately shifted to hospital for treatment.
- This incident revives concerns about improperly covered borewells in Punjab. A 2019 rescue operation involving two-year-old Fatehveer Singh in Sangrur lasted 109 hours but ended fatally, underscoring persistent dangers of unsecured pits near homes.
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A four-year-old boy fell into a borewell in Chak Samana, a local village on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuha road in Punjab. This caused widespread panic in the area. Upon receiving the information, the NDRF, SDRF, Punjab Police, and administrative officials arrived at the scene. Following a joint rescue operation by local residents, the child was rescued safely after nine hours.
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Hoshiarpur (Punjab), May 15 (PTI): A four-year-old boy who fell into a newly dug borewell while playing near his home in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district was rescued safely after an intense, nine-hour operation involving multiple rescue agencies and local volunteers, officials said.The incident occurred on Friday night at Chak Samana village, located near Bhikhowal along the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road.The boy, identified as Gurkaran Singh, was trapped i…
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