TNSDMA Secy on Sujith's death: 'Steps on such incidents will be taken'

Just a day after two-year-old Sujith Wilson died after being stuck in a borewell for over 80 hours in Trichy, Tamil Nu State Disaster Manment Authority (TNSDMA) on Wednesday assured that y will take requisite measures to avoid such incidents in future. Sujith Wilson who was playing at his home at Nukattupetti vill of Manapparai taluka in Trichy district in Tamil Nu fell into a 600 feet unused bore well at 5.15 on evening of October 25. sdening news of Sujith's demise was released to press by Revenue Secretary J Rhakrishnan on Tuesday at 2:15 AM. Rhakrisnan, while speaking to media, stated that all possible efforts were me to rescue him but unfortunately couldn't save him and furr asserted that all borewells should be closed.

body of deceased mir was taken out by  National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team and taken to hospital.

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Rescue efforts for Sujith

Rescuers early on Tuesday pulled out decomposed and mangled body of Sujith Wilson from deep inside unused borewell, after a futile 80-hour attempt to save child who h fallen in while playing near his house in Nukattupatti in Tiruchirappalli. Expressing grief over Wilson's death, Palaniswami said he h deputed three ministers and Revenue ministrationCommissioner J Rhakrishnan, to oversee rescue operations.

"Many difficulties were faced when a separate borewell (shaft) was being dug near one (where Wilson was trapped) due to presence of hard rocks. Overcoming all of m, rescue efforts were carried out day and night," he said in a statement.

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(With Inputs from ANI)