The rescue operation to pull out a three-year-old boy who fell into an abandoned borewell near Manaparai in the district has become difficult. The authorities suffered a setback as the the child slipped further.
The rig machine has been brought to save the toddler who has further slipped down by 100 feet on Sunday.
The child, who fell into the borewell while playing near his house on Friday evening, was initially stuck at a depth of 30 feet.
The rig machine arrived in the early hours of Sunday morning. The rig is used to drill a hole close to the current borewell.
Oxygen is being continuously supplied to the boy who has been trapped since 5.30 pm.
According to officials, six teams were involved in the rescue operations.
“We could hear the child weeping.. for a long time.. but now we cannot hear. But we feel the child is safe and breathing,” the officials said.
Authorities said they were unable to assess the boy’s condition because of the layers of wet mud around him.
Specialised teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and state Disaster Response Force (SDRF) joined the rescue operations.
