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Gujarat: 2-year-old boy falls into borewell in Surendranagar; rescued

The incident took place at around 8:00 pm on Tuesday when the boy, Shivam, was playing at a farm in Dudapur village where his parents worked as labourers.

Edited by: Sheenu Sharma @20sheenu Surendranagar Published on: June 08, 2022 9:57 IST
Gujarat two year old boy falls into borewell in Surendranagar, two year old boy rescued from borewel
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Gujarat: 2-year-old boy falls into borewell in Surendranagar; rescued. 

Highlights

  • A two-year-old boy fell into a deep borewell at a farm in Gujarat's Surendranagar district
  • The incident took place at around 8:00 pm on Tuesday in Dudapur village
  • 2-year-old boy is now being rescued and earlier he got trapped at a depth of 20-25 feet in borewell

A two-year-old boy fell into a deep borewell at a farm in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, following which a team of the Army, fire brigade, police and health officials rushed to the spot and rescued him, officials said on Wednesday (June 8).

The incident took place at around 8:00 pm on Tuesday (June 7) when the boy, Shivam, was playing at a farm in Dudapur village where his parents worked as labourers.

He fell into the borewell and got trapped at a depth of 20-25 feet, Dhrangadhra administration official MP Patel told reporters.

Help by local administration in saving 2-year-old boy: 

Soon after the district administration officials got to know about it, they alerted the local disaster management cell as well as a team of the National Disaster Response Force in Ahmedabad, located nearly 100 km from here.

The local administration also sought help of the Army, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and police.

A team of the Army, police, district administration staff and villagers then rushed the spot. They worked in coordination and the child was pulled out of the borewell by 10:45 pm, the official said.

The boy was then taken to a government hospital in Dhrangadhra town, from where he was referred to the district civil hospital for further treatment, he said, adding that the child's condition is stable.

"The rescue operation was completed in 40 minutes after the Army, police and other officials reached the spot," he said.

(With PTI inputs)

 

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