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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 IST

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 IST

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)

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 IST

The two-year-old boy, Sujith Wilson, who is trapped in borewell in Tamil Nadus 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...

28 Oct 2019 10:11 AM IST

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 IST

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...

26 Oct 2019 1:10 PM IST

The accident took place near village Samroli in Udhampur district around 2 AM when the driver of the truck lost control over the vehicle while moving from Srinagar to Jammu with a Bhakerwal family, a police official said. (Photo: Representational)

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

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

4 Nov 2019 12:28 PM IST

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...

22 March 2019 7:41 PM IST

Ravi, son of a labourer working on road constructions, fell into the borewell while playing. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)

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

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

22 March 2019 12:27 PM IST

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...

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

14 April 2019 11:09 AM IST

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...

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

11 Jun 2019 9:19 AM IST

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...

10 Jun 2019 2:50 PM IST