Three-year-old girl rescued in Bihar's Munger after being trapped in borewell for 31 hours

A three-year-old girl, who fell into a 110-feet deep borewell on Tuesday in Bihar’s Munger, was successfully rescued by officials on Wednesday.

According to Times Now , the intense rescue efforts went on for 23 hours before the girl named Sana was safely rescued. The doctors were worried because the officials could manage to send only water to the girl since Wednesday morning and had sent some chocolates for her on Tuesday. Munger Superintendent of Police Gaurav Mangla told reporters that Sana smeared with mud when she was taken out of the borewell at 9.45 pm, according to PTI. After the rescue, the girl, accompanied by her parents Nachiketa Sao and Sudha Devi, was taken to a hospital in an ambulance. She had been trapped in the borewell for around 31 hours.

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The child — who had come to her maternal grandparents’ home in Murgiyachak locality of the town — was playing near the borewell shaft on Tuesday when she slipped and fell into it, Mangla had told reporters. Some of her family members were a few yards away and they raised an alarm, Mangla said. “Rescue work began almost instantly. A trench parallel to the shaft was dug, a little over 45 feet deep the level at which the girl was estimated to be trapped. She was provided oxygen with the help of cylinders and pipes which were being handled by doctors who were pressed into service,” the Munger SP said.   The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) joined the team of rescue officials on Wednesday, just hours before the success of the rescue operation. “We sent our team by the state government’s helicopter. They did primarily two things. First, they helped the girl’s mother talk to the girl inside with the help of a device. Second, a horizontal axis was carved into the trench so that the girl could be pulled out safely,” Commandant, 9th Battalion NDRF Vijay Sinha, told PTI. As it began to drizzle in the evening, tarpaulin sheets were placed above the trench to prevent water from seeping as it could have jeopardised the rescue operation. Minister of State for Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha took to Twitter to hail the efforts of the rescue team.

Fearless, courageous #SANA come out of borewell after hard work and successful joint operation by #ARMY & #SDRF Team with the help of local administration. Kudos to #SANA and rescue team.#PrayForSanno #PrayForSana https://t.co/Brzyt5CdO2

— Upendra Kushwaha (@UpendraKushRLM) August 1, 2018

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar expressed delight over the girl’s rescue and congratulated all those involved in the operation. He also issued instructions for her proper treatment of the girl and prayed for her speedy recovery.

With inputs from PTI