- A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has also been called in for the rescue operation.
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SURENDRANAGAR, AHMEDABAD, JULY 29
An Indian Army team rescued a 12-year-old girl who had fallen into a 400-feet deep borewell, stuck at 60-feet in Gajanvav village of Dhrangadhra Taluka in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district, Gujarat Defence PRO said.
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Thereafter, the child was rushed to the nearest Government Hospital in Dhrangadhra for first aid.
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Manisha had fallen in the borewell at around 5:00 am on Friday. The girl had slipped and fell into the borewell while playing in the field.
Post various attempts by local villagers and the Civil Administration, the Indian Army at Dhrangadhra Military Station was requisitioned by Civil Administration for rescue of the child at 8:55 am.
“Understanding the gravity of the situation and requirement for a swift and prompt action, Golden Katar Gunners immediately dispatched a rescue team under Major Bharat Panwar, suitably equipped with essential rescue equipment like manila rope, search light, safety harness and carabiner,” the statement added.
The team reached the site within 35 minutes even being 19 kilometers away from the Cantonment and immediately took control of the situation. The girl was stuck at a depth of 60 feet, half unconscious, unable to move her hands and body. The rescue team immediately analysed the situation and ingeniously modified a rope knot which can rescue the girl through her only hand which was seen from the top. After repeated attempts, the knot could successfully hold the hand of the girl, thereafter the rescue team deliberately and harmlessly pulled her out of the borewell within 45 minutes, successfully accomplishing such a complex rescue operation in an exemplary manner.
Manisha’s vitals are presently said to be fine, she’s, however, still being monitored in the hospital.
Timely and prompt response by Indian Army re-established the synergy between Indian Army and civil administration which enabled successful execution of a rescue operation. The villagers and the civil administration paid their heartfelt gratitude to Indian Army for saving the girl.
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.
