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Jaipur: Three-year-old Chetna, who fell into a 700-foot deep borewell in Kotputli, Rajasthan, on December 23, has yet to be rescued as operations continue. The girl, from Badiyali ki Dhani in Kiratpur, fell into the borewell while playing around 2 p.m. on Monday. She was initially trapped at a depth of about 150 feet, and rescuers managed to pull her up 30 feet, but her movements have been unclear since Tuesday morning.
After four local rescue attempts failed late Tuesday night, authorities have now begun using a piling machine. Yogesh Meena, in charge of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) operation, explained that the machine can dig to a depth of 150 feet. They plan to create a parallel tunnel 150 feet long, and then dig a small tunnel from this new tunnel to the borewell to reach Chetna.
Currently, she is stuck at a depth of 120 feet, and rescuers are using a J-shaped hook to assist her. The initial method of pulling her up with the hook was unsuccessful on Tuesday. Kotputli Subdivision Officer Brijesh Kumar informed the media around midnight on Tuesday that they are working tirelessly to rescue the girl. He noted that after various tools failed, they switched to plan B, which involves digging a pit with the piling machine.
Meanwhile, Chetna’s grandfather, Harshaya Chaudhary, has criticized the administration for negligence, stating, “The administration kept claiming they were removing soil, but after 28 hours, they decided to use a machine to dig. This is negligence.”
