Ambala, June 30 (HS): A four-year-old boy fell into an abandoned borewell in Haryana's Ambala district on Tuesday, triggering a large-scale rescue operation involving the district administration, the Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

The child, identified as Nirvair Singh, reportedly fell into the nearly 250-foot-deep borewell while playing in agricultural fields at Dhanyora village.

According to officials, the boy had accompanied his father to the fields, where his grandfather was working. While the father joined his own father in farm work, the child accidentally fell into the open borewell.

The family immediately informed the police, following which rescue teams rushed to the spot and launched efforts to safely retrieve the child.

The boy's maternal uncle, Dalbir Singh, said the child had accompanied his father to the fields and accidentally fell into the unused borewell while playing. He expressed hope that the rescue teams would be able to bring him out safely.

Ambala Deputy Commissioner Ajay Tomer said the administration received information about the incident in the morning and immediately initiated rescue operations.

He said officials and rescue personnel were making every effort to safely rescue the child, adding that the operation was continuing.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar