Punjab: Toddler rescued from 55-ft deep borewell after 48 hours

Chandigarh | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

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“After digging a 50-feet vertical shaft parallel to the borewell, the team excavated 37 feet horizontal tunnel to access the borewell shaft. Hisar IG Amitabh Dhillon praised the sheer courage shown by the rescue team. “The child has been brought out after a difficult rescue operation. Local villagers formed a human chain to help authorities in digging the soil. A joint team of Army experts and National Disaster Response Team (NDRF) assisted the civil and police authorities in carrying out the rescue operation that lasted close to 48 hours..