Nalanda (Bihar): A three-year-old boy, who fell into a borewell in Bihar's Nalanda district on Sunday, was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) after an operation that lasted for hours, officials said. He was admitted to a hospital, they said. The incident happened in Kul village in Silao block, they said.
The boy, identified as Shivam Kumar, was playing with his friends when he accidentally slipped into the borewell which was left uncovered, they added. As per the information, a farmer made the borewell but it wasn't closed, resulting in the tragic incident. The children playing with Shivam informed his parents after which the rescue operation started. Nalin Maurya, Vice President of Nagar Panchayat Nalanda, is assisting the rescue operation.
Talking to the media persons, Maurya said, "This borewell was made by the farmer for boring. But boring didn't succeed here, so they started boring in another place and this borewell was not closed". Earlier in the day, Circle Officer, Shambhu Mandal said that the child is still alive and they are able to hear his voice.
"We received information that a child fell into a borewell...We are trying our best to rescue the child. The child is still alive, we can hear his voice...," he said. JCB machines have been called to deliver oxygen and extract the child from the bore.
Police Station In-charge Dinesh Kumar Singh said that efforts are being made to get the child out safely. The senior officer has also been informed about the incident. After getting information about the incident, many officials of Parsottam reached the spot.
