New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday tweeted his prayers for the early rescue of a minor boy who fell into a borewell in Tamil Nadu's Trichy on Friday and for whom rescue operations are underway.
While the nation celebrates Deepavali, in Tamil Nadu a race against time is underway to save baby Surjeeth, who has been trapped in a borewell since Friday. I pray that he will be rescued & reunited with his distraught parents at the earliest ?#savesurjeeth
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 27, 2019
The operation to rescue two-year-old Sujith Wilson was delayed on Sunday due to rocks at the drilling site in Trichy's Nadukattupatti.
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Drilling began early on Sunday morning and officials decided to dig 100 feet from the side of the deep well to rescue the minor.
Tamil Nadu: Operation still underway to rescue the 2-year-old Sujith Wilson who fell into a 25-feet deep borewell in Nadukattupatti, Tiruchirappalli district on 25th October. Yesterday, the boy fell further down the borewell, currently stuck at 100 feet. pic.twitter.com/N2pALUo7d0
— ANI (@ANI) October 27, 2019
Despite several logistic difficulties, the rig drilling machines arrived at the rescue spot around 2.30 am on Sunday.
More than six crews of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), as well as the State Disaster Response Force, have been deployed to rescue the toddler.
Sujith fell into a 25-feet borewell while he was playing near his house on Friday. Later, he slipped further down and is now stuck at 100 feet into the borewell. (ANI)
