Four-year-old boy dies after falling down 70m borewell in India

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFile: Women prepare to fill pots with water from a borewell in Nashik, India (AFP/Getty)A four-year-old boy, Nirvair Singh, died after falling into a 70-metre-deep borewell in Dhaneora village, Haryana, India. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when Nirvair wandered off and fell into the nine-inch-wide borewell while with his father in the family's fields. A 21-hour rescue operation involving the army and national disaster response teams was launched, but the boy was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital early on Wednesday. This tragedy has drawn attention to the persistent problem of open borewells across India, which have claimed the lives of many children over the years. Despite Supreme Court guidelines mandating the sealing of unused borewells, enforcement remains inconsistent, with authorities appealing to farmers to cover them to prevent future incidents. In fullRace to rescue boy, 4, from 70m well ends in tragedy as body pulled out after 21 hoursMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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