New Delhi: A child fell into a borewell in the Keshopur area of Delhi on March 10, an official said. 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.

Around 1 am, information was received that a person fell into a borewell at the DJB plant in west Delhi’s Keshopur Mandi area.
“Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot. We later received a message from our officials that a child had fallen into a 40-foot-deep borewell,” DFS chief Atul Garg said.
The NDRF rescue team on site is being led by Inspector-in-Charge Veer Pratap Singh. 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.” Further details are awaited.

