20-hr op saves K’taka boy from borewell
VIJAYAPURA: After a nearly 20-hour-long operation, the two-year-old boy who fell into an open borewell in Lachyana village of Indi Taluk in this district was rescued on Thursday afternoon, police said.
The child, Satvik Satish Mujagond, was heard crying inconsolably as the rescue operation was underway since Wednesday evening. Celebrations broke out as he was pulled out from a depth of 16 feet inside the borewell. “He was immediately shifted to the ambulance stationed at the spot with a medical team. No visible injury marks were seen on his body when he was taken out of the borewell,” said a senior police officer.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the efficiency of the staff and public who worked round the clock for the protection of the child is commendable. “I was happy to see that the wishes of the child’s family and millions of people of the country have come true. The little boy, who had conquered death, is back in the arms of his parents,” Siddaramaiah said.
The child’s parents expressed happiness and showered gratitude wholeheartedly to all the personnel and officials involved in rescuing their child safely. The empty borewell into which the child fell was dug on Tuesday. A 32-member team drawn from the Fire and Emergency Services department along with National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel were involved in the rescue operations.
Minister MB Patil, who is in charge of Vijayapura, urged people to not neglect empty borewells and make proper arrangements to ensure that such incidents are not repeated in future. JD(S) leader and former CM HD Kumaraswamy said: “Not only the parents but the entire nation owes a debt to all the NDRF, SDRF, fire brigade and police personnel who saved the child.”