Borewell

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After her family realised that she was missing, they launched a search for the child. The family suspected that she could have fallen into the borewell, he said. The district administration and the police were informed and a rescue operation was launched. (Representational Image)

5-year-old girl falls into 50-feet deep borewell in Haryana's Karnal, pulled out dead

She fell in borewell belonging to her family while playing in fields, SHO of Gharaunda police station said.

04 Nov 2019 12:28 PM

Family members and relatives mourn near the mortal remains of 2-year-old Sujith Wilson, who lost his life after he fell into a borewell, before his funeral in Tiruchirappalli on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Boy trapped in borewell for over 80 hours dies

Body was heavily decomposed, body parts dismembered.

30 Oct 2019 5:16 AM

Borewell tragedy shames India

There were no dearth of expert opinions on how to extricate children from such predicaments.

30 Oct 2019 12:57 AM

The two-year-old boy, Sujith Wilson, who is trapped in borewell in Tamil Nadu’s trichy for over 60 hours now, had fainted but was breathing, said authorities on Sunday night. (Photo: File)

2-year-old Tamil Nadu boy trapped in borewell for 60 hours, faints

There are conflicting reports about the depth of the hole- some say it is 600 feet deep, while others say it is at least 1,000 feet.

28 Oct 2019 10:11 AM

Rescue operations underway to save two-year-old Sujith Wilson at Nadukattupatti village near Manapparai on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu infant slips deeper into borewell

Hopes of rescue fades, agencies continue rescue operations.

27 Oct 2019 1:46 AM

The boy fell into the borewell at about 5:30 pm on Friday. Later at night, he slipped from a depth of 25 feet to 70 feet after the tube-well caved in during the rescue efforts. (Photo: ANI)

2-yr-old TN boy stuck in 70-feet borewell, rescue ops on

TN Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar said: 'It's unfortunate that since morning we can't hear his voice. More teams are on way,'

26 Oct 2019 1:10 PM

He was pulled out of the borewell on early Tuesday morning after a rescue operation of over 110 hours. (Photo: ANI)

2-yr-old Punjab boy dies after being pulled out of borewell after 110 hours

The toddler was stuck in the seven-inch wide borewell at a depth of 125 feet.

11 Jun 2019 9:19 AM

The two-year-old boy fell into an abandoned 150-foot borewell on Thursday afternoon outside his house. In the joint operation, the NDRF and local administration are digging a parallel pit to rescue the child named Fatehveer Singh and have reportedly dug up to 120 feet. (Photo: ANI)

90 hours and counting, toddler still stuck in borewell in Punjab

‘The rescue work is being done manually because the soil type does not permit machines to be used,’ PWD minister Vijay Singla said.

10 Jun 2019 2:50 PM

5-year-old Praveen accidentally fell into a 100-feet deep borewell while he was attempting to pluck fruits from a tree near it on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: ANI)

5-year-old-boy rescued from 100-feet borewell in Mathura after 8-hour operation

Sher Singh, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Mathura said: 'The child is perfectly fine.'

14 Apr 2019 11:09 AM

As the rescuers on Friday reached close to the spot where the child was trapped, digging by machines was stopped and was carried out manually to ensure that soil did not fall over the infant, officials said. (Image: ANI)

Infant rescued from 60-foot deep borewell after 48 hours in Haryana

The massive rescue operation here had been going on for the past nearly 48 hours after the child fell into the borewell Wednesday evening.

22 Mar 2019 7:41 PM

A medical team had also been deployed at the incident site. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

18-month-old Haryana boy trapped in borewell, rescue operation underway

The child was plucking fruits from a tree when he suddenly fell into the borewell.

22 Mar 2019 12:27 PM

The groundwater contamination has triggered panic among the people not only of Supebeda, but also of the surrounding villages.

Groundwater contamination plays havoc

When tested, borewell water contained minerals like chromium, cadmium, manganese.

27 Nov 2017 1:20 AM

On Tuesday, Anamaluri Chandrasekhar accidentally fell into a 100-ft-deep borewell in Ummadivaram village in Vinukonda mandal of Guntur district. (Photo: DC/Venu Lanka)

2-yr-old boy in Andhra rescued from open borewell after 11-hr rescue op

A team of doctors examined the boy and declared that boy not injured but was only dehydrated.

16 Aug 2017 11:26 AM

Rescue efforts underway in Ahmednagar on Monday to rescue the 7-year-old Saileshwar.

7-year-old dies after being stuck in borewell for 7 hours

The rescuers excavated till a depth of 15 feet and then a tunnel was dug. Saieshwar’s hand could be seen, and he was pulled out.

16 May 2017 2:32 AM

MP: 17-hr rescue operation saves 1-yr-old from 50 ft borewell pit

Chandrasekhar, the 1-year-old boy, is currently recovering at a local hospital and has been kept under observation.

18 Feb 2017 8:50 AM

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