Patna: A four-year-old boy fell into a borewell in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Sunday and efforts are on to rescue him, officials said.
The incident occurred at Kulgaon village under Nalanda police station in the district.
The victim was identified as Subham Kumar, whose father and mothers are labourers. He fell into a 150-foot borewell and struck at the 50-60 foot level.
His mother said that she was working in the agricultural field and Subham was playing there, when he suddenly fell in the borewell. Chaos ensured and police were informed and reached the spot with National and State Disaster Response Force personnel for the rescue operation. They have supplied the trapped child oxygen through pipes and some food packets.
“We are digging a parallel pit followed by making a tunnel to rescue the child,” an NDRF official said.
