Chhattisgarh: 11-Year-Old Pulled Out Of Borewell After 104 Hours Of Rescue Operation By 500 Personnel

The 11-year-old was rescued after an operation that lasted for 104 hours and involved the army, NDRF and local police and administration.

Rahul Sahu being taken on a stretcher after being rescued from the borewell.

Source : ANI

New Delhi: An 11-year-old boy, Rahul Sahu, was rescued from a borewell after a 104-hour-long operation on Tuesday night in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir Champa district, PTI reported. Over 500 personnel including the Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), local police and the administration, were involved in the massive rescue operations that began on Friday evening.

Rahul Sahu had fallen into the unused 80-feet-deep borewell in the backyard of his house while playing, in Pihrid village in Malkharoda development block, around 2 pm on Friday. He was stuck at a depth of around 60 feet and a pipeline was installed by the rescue team to rpovide him with oxygen supply. After being rescued he was taken straight to Apollo hospital in Bilaspur. 

“It was a very challenging operation. Rahul could be successfully rescued because of the joint efforts of the team members. It is a huge success for all of us. Around 25 Army officials were deployed here”, said Army Personnel Gautam Suri according to ANI.

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After he was rescued, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel who was continuously monitoring the situation tweeted, with a photo of Rahul Sahu "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".

"His condition is stable and he will recover soon. He is being shifted to Apollo hospital in Bilaspur district in an ambulance under the observation of specialist doctors, for which a green corridor has been created for about 100 km to facilitate speedy movement," Bilaspur Collector Jitendra Shukla was reported as saying by PTI.