A day after a three-year-old girl fell into a borewell in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district, the rescue team are now planning to deploy the ‘hook technique’ to rescue the child. Under the new technique, the rescue teams will try to pull out the girl with the help of a hook attached to a rod.
On December 24, the girl, Chetna, was playing on her father’s farm in the Sarund area of the district when she accidentally slipped into the 700 feet borewell and got stuck at 150 feet.
The girl’s movements were also captured through a camera and an oxygen pipe was lowered into the borewell to supply oxygen.
However, after not having success in rescuing the child through conventional techniques for 19 hours, the NDRF and SDRF teams are planning to deploy the ‘hook technique’ to pull out the girl.
According to officials, excavating 150 feet is not feasible and would take about a week, so preparations are underway to pull her out using the hook.
The rescue teams also sought written consent from Chetna’s parents and grandfather to use a hook, ensuring they wouldn’t hold the rescue teams responsible if she got injured during the process.
Speaking about the rescue operation, NDRF Commandant Yogesh Meena said, “We attempted to rescue her (Chetna) using an umbrella technique with a ring, but the ring got stuck in the fabric and failed to grip her properly. But the ring couldn’t hold onto her due to limited space around her body. After these failures, the only option left is to use a hook, for which the district administration needs to decide.”
Earlier in December, a five-year-old boy fell into a borewell in Rajasthan’s Dausa district. The rescue operation lasted over 55 hours but the boy could not be saved.
