Toodler fells inside a 60–65 feet borewell in Ujjain, MP

A two-and-a-half-year-old boy who fell into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district remained trapped as efforts to rescue him by digging a parallel pit slowed down due to rocks, officials said on Friday.

The toddler, Bhagirath, slipped into a borewell in Jhalariya village, about 75 km from the district headquarters, on Thursday evening, triggering a massive rescue operation involving teams, including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

The authorities carried out the operation through the night to rescue the child, who is stuck at a depth of 60-65 feet, but could not pull him out, an official said.

Officials said teams were digging a parallel pit to reach



the child safely, but encountered rock formations that slowed the work.

They said a camera was lowered into the shaft to monitor the child and oxygen supply was being ensured.

“The actual situation will be known only after he is brought out,” Badnagar police station in-charge Ashok Patidar.

Another official said the excavation had reached around 40 feet before encountering rocks.

He said specialised drilling machines have been brought from Bhopal and Indore to cut through the rock.

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Commandant Santosh Jat said efforts were being made to pull the child up using a “rescue rope ring”.