Chattisgarh : Eleven-year-old Rahul Sahu was rescued late on Tuesday, more than 110 hours after he fell into an 80-foot-deep borewell in Chhattisgarh’s Pihrid village, chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said.
On Friday, Sahu fell into the borewell in the backyard of his residence in Pihrid village of Malkharoda development block while playing. A pipeline was installed for the oxygen supply.
The Chhattisgarh administration had earlier said that the child was “breathing but not showing clear movement”.
Around 500 personnel, including officials from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Army and the local police were involved in the massive rescue operation that had been underway since Friday evening.
A 70-feet pit parallel to the borewell was dug up on Friday evening, while a 15-feet tunnel was constructed to connect the pit with the borewell, people familiar with the mattererer said.
“With everyone’s prayers and the relentless, dedicated efforts of the rescue team, Rahul Sahu has been brought out safely. It is our wish that he recovers completely as soon as possible, ” the CM tweeted.