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Toddler falls into borewell in Gujarat village, rescue operations underwayThe child is reportedly trapped at the depth of 45-50 feet.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>Local authorities at the site of the accident trying to rescue the toddler girl.&nbsp;</p></div>

Local authorities at the site of the accident trying to rescue the toddler girl. 

A one and half year old toddler girl fell inside a borewell in a village in Gujarat's Amreli area on Friday, prompting rescue operations, news agency ANI said.

The child is reportedly trapped at the depth of 45-50 feet.

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A report in the The Indian Express quoted Himkar Singh, superintendent of police (SP) of Amreli that the incident took place when some children were playing. “The incident happened when a few children were playing on an agricultural farm and one of them somehow fell into the borewell there."

A rescue team was close to reaching the child inside the borewell, the report added.

In related news, media reports have said that Madhya Pradesh is the first state to prepare a law to prevent borewell deaths.

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(Published 14 June 2024, 16:57 IST)