Gujarat: 12-year-old girl falls into borewell, Army involved in rescue operation
Surendranagar(PTI): A 12-year-old girl fell into a borewell at a village in Surendranagar district of Gujarat on Friday and got stuck at a depth of around 60 feet, officials said.
The incident occurred in Gajanvav village around 8.30 am and efforts are underway to rescue the girl with the help of Army personnel, they said.
Sources said the borewell could be a few hundred feet deep.
"An army team has arrived and efforts are underway to rescue the girl. She belongs to a family of migrant farm labourers," mamlatdar of Dhrangadhra taluka, Shobhana Faldu, said.
City mamlatdar Nilesh Parmar said that apart from the army personnel, a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been called in for the rescue operation.
"Teams of army, health and police department as well as locals officials are at the site, and we hope to achieve success in rescuing the girl," Parmar said.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
