Efforts are on to rescue a man who has fallen into a 40-foot-deep borewell at a Delhi Jal Board treatment plant in Keshopur Mandi area late last night. Four engines of the Delhi Fire Services are at the spot while the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) leads the rescue operation.

NDRF has failed to get any breakthrough using torches, lights, and cameras, and is now digging another borewell parallel to the one in which the child has fallen. The authorities have brought in an excavator for this purpose.

Authorities were alerted at 1 am that a child had fallen into the borewell in Keshopur, but it later emerged that it is a man trapped inside. His identity is yet to be ascertained.

Kamaljit Sehrawat, BJP candidate from West Delhi for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, has accused the Delhi Jal Board of negligence. “If there was barricading, the child would not have fallen down. Atishi will come out and give false consolation. Norms should be strictly followed,” said Ms Sehrawat.

The AAP government has hinted at foul play since the borewell is only of 12-inch diameter.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi, who reached the treatment plant in the morning, said the borewell was in a locked room and clarified it wasn’t a child, but an adult who is trapped inside

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal shared Atishi’s post and said, “Water Minister Atishi took stock of the situation. It was revealed that the borewell was inside a room locked with a lock and key. Delhi Police is investigating the entire incident. DJB has also been ordered to investigate.”

He said strict action will be taken against the responsible officer and all abandoned government and private borewells will be sealed within 48 hours.

New Delhi:

A child fell into a borewell in the Keshopur area of Delhi on Sunday, an official said. According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), the child fell into a borewell, about 40-50 feet deep, inside the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) plant in the Keshopur Mandi area.

Teams from the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and Delhi Police were on-site, spearheading the rescue operation, at the time of filing this report.

According to rescue personnel, five fire tenders were rushed to the spot after word of the incident was received.

#WATCH | Delhi: A child fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell inside the Delhi Jal Board plant near Keshopur Mandi. The NDRF team has reached the site along with Inspector-in-charge Veer Pratap Singh from NDRF. It will soon start rescue operations by digging a new borewell parallel… pic.twitter.com/CbD4GAKzR3

— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2024

The NDRF rescue team on site is being led by Inspector-in-Charge Veer Pratap Singh.

Speaking to the news agency ANI, Singh said, “We will soon mount a rescue operation by digging a borewell parallel to the one where the child fell. However, it could be a long-drawn operation.”

Further details are awaited.
 

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