Delhi: Child Falls Into 40-Feet Borewell Inside Delhi Jal Board Plant Near Keshopur Mandi; Rescue Operation Underway - Watch

A child fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell inside the Delhi Jal Board plant near Keshopur Mandi on Saturday night, March 9. As soon as the information was received, the Delhi Fire Service, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Delhi Police reached the spot. The Delhi Fire Service said a rescue operation is underway. Further details are awaited.

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. 

A child fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell inside the Delhi Jal Board plant near Keshopur Mandi. Delhi Fire Service, NDRF and Delhi Police on the spot. Rescue operation underway: Delhi Fire Service

— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2024

Rescue Operation Underway.

#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

Visuals From the Site:

#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from the site where a child fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell inside the Delhi Jal Board plant near Keshopur Mandi. pic.twitter.com/f1LUrEi3ti

— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2024

Inspector-in-Charge Veer Pratap Singh leads the NDRF rescue team on site. Speaking to 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."