Madhya Pradesh: 8-year-old boy falls in 400-ft borewell in Betul, rescue ops underway

Betul (MP): Efforts continue on war footing vis-à-vis rescuing an approximately eight-year-old boy who fell into a borewell at Mandhvi village in this district’s Athner block and got trapped at a depth of about 400 ft.

The operation is being monitored from the State Situation Room at Mantralaya.

Collector Amanbir Singh Bains and SP Simala Prasad are on the scene. A camera has been lowered into the underground structure and oxygen supply arranged. A perpendicular tunnel is being dug using excavators. (UNI)