Race Against Time: Ambala Rushes to Save Four-Year-Old Trapped in Deep Borewell

A frantic multi-agency rescue operation is underway in Dhanaura village, Ambala, as a four-year-old boy, Nirbhay Singh, remains trapped in a 220-foot-deep open borewell since Tuesday morning. The child reportedly slipped around 6:30 AM while playing in a field with his father and grandfather, leading to a desperate effort involving teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and the Indian Army. The urgency of the situation is heightened by the borewell narrow, nine-inch diameter and the challenges of locating Nirbhay in the dark shaft. This harrowing incident painfully echoes the infamous 2006 rescue of 'borewell boy' Prince, an event that captivated India and led to strict Supreme Court guidelines aimed at preventing such tragedies. Despite these rules, open and poorly covered borewell continue to pose a grave risk, with frequent accidents highlighting serious lapses in their implementation across the country. Ambala Deputy Commissioner, Ajay Singh Tomar, is personally overseeing the complex operation, which faces additional hurdles due to water accumulating within the borewell beyond the 60-foot mark, making it difficult to pinpoint the child's exact location. Rescue personnel have lowered a CCTV camera to monitor Nirbhay's condition and are supplying oxygen to him, while initial attempts to pull him out with a rope and hook have not been successful. As time ticks away, heavy machinery from the Army has been brought in, and a parallel pit is being dug as a contingency if the current efforts fail to retrieve the child safely. The entire village and local authorities are holding their breath, hoping for a miracle as the painstaking rescue continues round the clock.