Published 16:48 IST, October 28th 2019
PM Modi prays for Sujith's safe rescue; day 4 of rescue ops underway
As day 4 of the rescue operations are underway to save 2-year old Sujith Wilson for the 600-feet borewell he fell into, PM Modi shared his prayers for Sujith
- India News
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As day 4 of the rescue operations are underway to save 2-year old Sujith Wilson for the 600-feet borewell he fell into, PM Narendra Modi, on Monday, shared his prayers for the child's safe rescue. He also tweeted that he had been briefed about the rescue operations by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswamy. He assured that all efforts were being to ensure the safety of the child.
PM prays for Sujith
What happened to 2-year old Sujith Wilson?
On Friday evening, 2-year-old Sujith Wilson who was playing near his home at Nadukattupetti village in Trichy district fell into a 600 feet unused bore well. Initially, he was stuck at a depth of 26 feet, but later on, Saturday fell to a depth of 88 feet. Rescue operations commenced 30 minutes after the child fell into the borewell and is still underway.
Rescue operations underway
According to latest updates, rigging machines have been digging a parallel path to the borewell in which the child is stuck, to reach him. On Sunday, due to the hard, solid rock sediments, the digging process was slowed down reaching only 20 feet. The blades of the machine too were damaged while digging. Initially, when rescue ops had commenced, the child slipped deeper due to the vibration produced by earth-movers and the slippery walls of the empty bore well.
After trying other methods to access the child, the authorities have currently installed a 1,200 horsepower borewell drilling machine to break the rocks into pieces, creating a path measuring 1 meter in diameter. Fire and rescue teams aim to reach the bottom of 98 feet and will then dig a horizontal path to reach the actual bore well where the toddler is stuck. Commissioner for revenue and administration Radhakrishnan - the top official in charge of the whole mission has said, "It will take around 12 hours to reach the destined level in the current rate and its subject to change according to the rock structures."
India prays for Sujith
Tamil Nadu Deputy CM O Pannerselvam has visited the site and the CM himself has been briefed about it. Several teams of NDRF, police, fire and rescue teams are on-site monitoring day four of the operations - 65 hours since Sujith Wilson fell. Many celebrities, politicians have voiced their concern for the child's safety as India prays for his safe rescue.
Updated 16:58 IST, October 28th 2019