Madhya Pradesh: Child trapped in 300-feet deep borewell in Sehore for over 24 hrs; Army called in for rescue

State Disaster Rescue Force along with district administration are sinking a parallel well to the borewell to reach and extract the child stuck at around 100 ft.

Sehore: In yet another incident involving open borewells, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl fell into a 300-feet deep one in a field in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district on Tuesday afternoon and continues to be trapped for more than 24 hours now. Shrishti Kushwaha was playing with her friends when she accidentally tripped and fell into the borewell in Mugavali village.

At present, the rescue operation is underway with the help of heavy earth movers. The rescue teams are drilling a parallel well to the borewell and are planning to build a tunnel to reach Shrishti. The child is currently stuck at a depth of 100 feet. Oxygen is being supplied to the girl.

"She fell into the borewell at around 1 pm. I saw her falling into it and rushed to help her but by that time she was already trapped inside. I shouted for help but apart from my mother-in-law, there was no one else at home. I also heard Shrishti shouting and calling my name as she fell," said the child's mother.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who hails from the same district, Wednesday said that the efforts to rescue the girl child are on, however, due to vibration caused by digging, the child fell further deep into the borewell. "Earlier she was stuck at 40 feet, now she is at around 100 feet. We have called the Army. NDRF and SDRF are already engaged in the rescue operation. We are determined to pull her out alive," Chouhan said.

The top brass of the district administration, police and revenue authorities visited the spot and took stock of the situation. He also directed officials to ensure that the girl is rescued safely. Officials from the Chief Minister's Office are tracking the rescue operations from the headquarters.

In the tweet, the CM said he had instructed the local administration to take necessary steps and that he was in constant touch with the administration. "The rescue team is trying to rescue the baby girl safely. I also pray for the well-being of the child," he added.