Chhattisgarh: Child trapped in borewell rescued after over 100 hours of rescue operation.
Highlight
- 10 year old boy Rahul Sahu was rescued after 104 hours of operation on Tuesday night
- Sahu had fallen into an 80 feet deep borewell in the backyard of his house on June 10.
- Rahul Sahu was trapped at a depth of about 60 feet and a pipeline was installed for oxygen supply.
chhattisgarh child rescue news: Rahul Sahu, a 10-year-old boy who fell in a borewell in Janjgir Champa district of Chhattisgarh, was rescued after a 104-hour long operation on Tuesday (June 14) night.
Over 500 personnel, including officials from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army, local police and district administrations, were involved in the massive rescue operation since Friday (June 10) evening.
Chhattisgarh CM expressed happiness:
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel tweeted, “With everyone’s prayers and the relentless and dedicated efforts of the rescue team, Rahul Sahu has been rescued. I wish him a full recovery as soon as possible.”
The Chhattisgarh government was informed on Wednesday (June 15) that after being rescued from a borewell, 10-year-old Rahul Sahu was taken to the Bilaspur Apollo Hospital, where he has been kept in the ICU under the supervision of a team of specialist doctors.
Health Updates of Rahul Sahu:
Bilaspur said, “His condition is stable and he will recover soon. He is being shifted to Apollo Hospital in Bilaspur district in an ambulance under the supervision of specialist doctors, to facilitate rapid movement up to about 100 km. Green corridor has been created.” Collector Jitendra Shukla said.
The collector said, “We won, our team won. It was a challenging situation. We were given all kinds of help from the administration. CM Bhupesh Baghel was constantly monitoring the situation. We took Rahul directly to Apollo Hospital in Bilaspur. are going.” Janjgir, Jitendra Shukla said.
How did Rahul Sahu fall in the borewell?
On Friday afternoon, at around 2.30 pm, Sahu fell into an 80 feet deep borewell located behind his house in Pihrid village of Malkharoda block.
He was trapped at a depth of about 60 feet and a pipeline was installed for oxygen supply.
The rescue operation was carried out jointly by the Indian Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the district administration.
(with inputs from agencies)
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