New Delhi:
A three-year-old child who fell into a borewell in Rajasthan’s Kotputli 10 days ago, has finally been rescued. Chetna was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for medical attention. Hospital authorities said while she is currently stable, her condition will continue to be monitored.
Chetna was stuck in a 700-feet borewell in Badiyali ki Dhani of Kiratpura village of Kotputli.
She had fallen in on the afternoon of December 23, while playing. About 10 minutes later, the family heard the girl crying and found her stuck in the borewell.
The national and state Disaster Relief Forces reached immediately with a medical team and efforts have been on since to rescue her.
Oxygen was supplied to the girl through a pipe and after initial efforts to pull her up failed, the rescue teams started digging. But the tunnel they dug turned out to be in the wrong direction.
Over the last few hours, neither food not oxygen could be provided to her and her condition became critical. The rescue came in the nick of time.
