Rahul Rescued From Borewell After 104 Hours
Around 15 army personnel queued-up and lifted the child on a stretcherRahul fell into the 80-feet-borewell in the backyard of his residence in Pihrid villageA pipeline was installed for the oxygen supply
Janjgir: Rahul Sahu, an 10-year-old boy who had fallen into a borewell in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir Champa drict, was rescued after a 104-hour-long operation on Tuesday night, officials said. Over 500 personnel, including officials of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Army, local police and the adminration, were involved in the massive rescue operation that was underway since Friday evening.
Rahul Sahu fell into the unused 80-feet-deep borewell, located in the backyard of his house in Pihrid village in Malkharoda development block, around 2 pm on Friday while playing. He was stuck at the depth of around 60 feet and a pipeline was installed for the oxygen supply.
Chief Miner Bhupesh Baghel tweeted, “..with everyone’s prayers and relentless and dedicated efforts of the rescue team, Rahul Sahu has been evacuated safely. I wish that he recovers completely as soon as possible.” Television visuals showed the boy being taken in a stretcher.
“His condition is stable and he will recover soon. He is being shifted to Apollo hospital in Bilaspur drict in an ambulance under the observation of special doctors, for which a green corridor has been created for about 100 km to facilitate speedy movement,” Bilaspur Collector Jitendra Shukla said.
