Click to play videoJaipur: A girl, 4, who fell into a 200-feet deep bore-well on Saturday evening, has been rescued and is being given medical treatment, say authorities in Moradi village in Rajasthan's Dausa district.
Anju was stuck 50 feet below in a bore-well and was rescued after a 22-hour operation. Authorities dug a tunnel parallel to the eight-inch wide bore-well and lowered oxygen pipes for her.
Dr J P Verma, a physician who treated Anju, said she was recovering well.
Anju’s father told reporters she fell into the bore-well while returning home at around 4 pm (1600 hrs IST) on Saturday. Police officials say earthmoving machines are being used to dig the parallel tunnel.
Senior police and administration officials are monitoring the rescue work. Open and unsecured wells have become a public hazard in recent years.
Sonu, a two-year-old boy, died after a four-day rescue operation in Lehrakapura village near Agra failed. The 150-feet deep bore-well he was trapped in was dug up some two-three months ago near his home and was abandoned unsecured.
Prince, 5, was lucky. He fell into a 60-ft bore-well in Hardaheri village near Kurukshetra in Haryana in July 2006 grabbed and was rescued after two days.
(For updates you can share with your friends, follow IBNLive on Facebook, Twitter and Google+)
displayed with permission. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of CNN-IBN does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them.