Strictly regulate open borewells; punish guilty including relatives: NDRF after Agra rescue
New Delhi, Jun 14: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday appealed to state governments and district authorities to "strictly regulate" open borewells in their areas and punish those who flout the rules and endanger innocent lives.
NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said this on his official Twitter handle after a 3.5- year-old boy, who got stuck in a 100 ft deep borewell in Agra, was rescued after an about eight-hour-long operation by rescuers from multiple agencies, including the central contingency force, the Uttar Pradesh state disaster response force and the Army.
The DG said he appeals to all state governments, district and local administration to strictly regulate all open borewells and punish those who flout rules and endanger innocent lives.
He added that even the relatives of the victims should not be spared if they are found guilty of leaving the borewells uncovered or unattended.
Shiva, a resident of Dhariyai village in Agra, was admitted to a local hospital after he was rescued from the borewell that was dug in the land belonging to the child's family.
The borewell was dug about six-seven years back and was opened temporarily as the family of the child had begun drilling a new borewell a couple of days ago, Agra Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muniraj G told PTI.
The child accidentally fell into the borewell around 7.30 am while he was playing near it.
"During the rescue process, oxygen and some food items were provided to the child with the help of pipeline and rope."
"A camera was also lowered into the hole for constant monitoring of the child. Finally, he was rescued at 4:55 pm," an NDRF spokesperson said.
#Agra #Borewell rescue
— ѕαtчα prαdhαnसत्य नारायण प्रधान ସତ୍ଯପ୍ରଧାନ-DG NDRF (@satyaprad1) June 14, 2021
?4 yr old Shiva rescued
?fr 100 ft borewell
?vill-Dariyaee
?Agra (UP)
?4-6 hr ops
?Thx to all agencies
?Team @8Ndrf & Dist Adm
?SDRF,Army,Pol etc
?#NDRF used Spl cams
?Dramatic pics/vdo of Rescue@HMOIndia @BhallaAjay26 @PIBHomeAffairs @ANI pic.twitter.com/D40qj3iYQS
#Agra #Borewell #RESCUE
— ѕαtчα prαdhαnसत्य नारायण प्रधान ସତ୍ଯପ୍ରଧାନ-DG NDRF (@satyaprad1) June 14, 2021
?4 yr Shiva rescued BUT
?@NDRFHQ appeals to
?All state gov
?dist & loc admin
?To strictly regulate
?All open borewells
?& punish those(incl relatives)
?Who flout rules &
?endanger innocent lives @PIBHomeAffairs @BhallaAjay26 @ANI @PibLucknow pic.twitter.com/KEvvCu3NAU
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2 drown, 4 missing after boat capsizes in Yamuna in UP's Hamirpur
Hamirpur (UP) (PTI): Two persons, including a child, drowned and four went missing went missing after a boat capsized in the Yamuna river here, police said on Thursday.
They said the incident took place on Wednesday evening in Kutubpur Patiya hamlet under Bhauli gram panchayat in the Kurara police station area when nine people, not including the boatman, were returning from a river island.
According to police, the boat lost balance in the middle of the river and capsized around 7 pm.
The boatman, Dheeru, managed to rescue three people -- Vishnu, Rinku and Parul.
The remaining six --five children and a woman-- Akanksha (9), Rani (9), Brijrani (25), Labhyansh (5), Mahesh (6), and Aditya (11) -- went missing, police said.
Later on Thursday, rescue teams recovered the bodies of Akanksha and Brijrani (25.
SHO, Brijesh Kumar said that due to heavy rain since the morning, teams are facing difficulties in rescue operation.
District Magistrate Abhishek Goyal said a search for the missing is being conducted by teams of the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force.
Taking cognisance of the incident, Chief Minister Adityanath has directed the district administration to investigate the cause of the accident and put in place effective measures to prevent such incidents in future.
He has directed senior police and administrative officials to immediately reach the spot and ensure relief and rescue operations on a war footing, an official statement said.
Adityanath has called for rescue efforts to be intensified to trace the missing persons at the earliest and warned that any negligence in the matter would not be tolerated, it added.
The chief minister also instructed senior district officials to personally monitor the rescue operations and ensure all possible assistance to the affected families.
BJP MLA from Hamirpur Manoj Prajapati said attempts are on to trace the missing. "We will ensure compensation to the affected families in accordance with the rules and submit a report to the chief minister on the incident," he said.
