The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has launched a rescue effort after a 3-year-old child fell into a borewell in Kul village, Bihar’s Nalanda, on Sunday.
The child has been identified as Shivam Kumar by the authorities. According to the information, a farmer dug the borewell but failed to seal it, which led to the tragic event. The children Shivam was playing with alerted his parents, who then launched the rescue effort.
Nalin Maurya, Vice President of Nagar Panchayat Nalanda, is assisting the rescue operation.
Talking to ANI, 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.
Many Parsottam officials arrived at the scene after learning of the incident. More information is awaited.