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Man falls into 40-foot-deep borewell in Delhi, dies
It was around 1am on Sunday that the Delhi Fire Service received information about the incident that took place in west Delhi's Keshopur Mandi area.
A person who fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell at a Delhi Jal Board water treatment plant in the wee hours on Sunday was found dead upon being rescued. The identity of the person is yet to be ascertained.
Tweeting the information, minister Atishi said, "It is with great sadness that I share the news that the men who fell into the borewell have been found dead by the rescue team. May God give him a place at his feet.
“The deceased was a male aged around 30 years. How they entered the borewell room, how they fell inside the borewell – this will be investigated by the police,” Atishi said.
I thank the NDRF team, who made every possible effort in the rescue operation for many hours."
It was around 1am on Sunday that the Delhi Fire Service received information about the incident that took place in west Delhi's Keshopur Mandi area. "Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot…" DFS chief Atul Garg has said speaking about the rescue operations. The NDRF team will soon start digging another borewell parallel to the one in which the child has fallen, he added.
The rescue team was led by inspector-in-charge Veer Pratap Singh.
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Speaking about the incident, deputy commissioner of police (West) Vichitra Veer said, "A PCR call was received at Vikaspuri police station at night informing that a person had fallen into the borewell at the Keshopur (Delhi) Jal Board office. The local police as well as fire brigade teams reached the spot. An NDRF team has also been called to the spot. Efforts are being made to take the person out safely."
Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, a 24-year-old woman fell into an open borewell in Ramnagar Dhosi village of Rajasthan's Gangapur city last month. The administrative officials immediately sprung into action as soon as information regarding the incident was received. Under the direction of Gangapur District Collector Dr. Gaurav Saini efforts were made to save the woman who fell in the borewell. However, the woman died. The deceased was identified as Mona Bai of Rajasthan's Bairwa Dhani.
(With inputs from ANI)
