Four-Year-Old Rescued from Borewell in Punjab

Why this is here: The rescue operation involved a collaborative effort from more than 40 NDRF personnel, alongside state and local agencies, to save the child.

Rescuers in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, safely pulled four-year-old Gurkaran Singh from a borewell after a nine-hour operation. The boy fell into the newly dug well while playing near his home in Chak Samana village on Friday evening. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, police, and local volunteers worked together to excavate a parallel pit.

The rescue faced complications from loose, sandy soil that repeatedly collapsed into the borewell, hindering camera monitoring. Officials lowered a camera and oxygen pipe to assess the boy’s condition and supply air. They also had the child’s mother speak to him to keep him calm.

Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain noted the borewell was recently made operational, but filling it with gravel and soil was incomplete. More than 40 NDRF personnel participated in the effort, and the child appeared stable upon reaching the hospital. Future work will focus on ensuring borewells are properly secured to prevent similar incidents.