Efforts on to rescue child from borewell
Efforts are on to rescue a twoyearold child that fell into a borewell in Lachayan village of Vijayapura district on Wednesday.
Satwik Mujagond fell into the borewell when he went out to play near his house.
Officers of various departments rushed to the village and launched efforts to rescue him. They dropped pipes to supply oxygen to the child.
The child is estimated to have fallen, head first, to a depth of around 20 ft. It is stuck midway.
In the morning on Wednesday, officers lowered a motor to draw water from the well. But the hole remained uncovered.
The child fell into the pipe in the evening.
Someone who heard the child cry informed the family.
Officers of the taluk panchayat, police, Fire and Emergency Services and revenue are camping on the spot. Minister M.B. Patil reviewed the rescue efforts, officers said.
A team of officers, led by Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane, are stationed at the spot. Engineers are trying to dig a trench next to the borewell so that they can stop the boy from sliding down further and rescue him.
Officers have managed to lower a mini camera to keep an eye on the boy. On a monitor fixed outside, they can see the boy trying to move his hands and legs, the police said. A pipe carrying oxygen has reached the boy.
A team of doctors is waiting with an ambulance. As soon as the child is rescued, he will be admitted to a hospital for stabilisation and further treatment.
The child’s father, Satish Mujagonda, said that the family is in shock, but they are hopeful of seeing the boy being rescued.