Borewell Tragedy

Mahi fell into an open borewell in a field on Tuesday evening and was rescued by a team of experts who dug a parallel pit to a depth of about 25 feet.

The Tamil Nadu government was taken to task today by the Madras High Court following the death of a two-year-old boy who fell in a borewell four days ago. The body of Sujith Wilson was recovered today after an 82-hour rescue effort. The state government has been accused of losing precious time following a trial and error method.

The attempt to rescue 6-year-old Kaveri who fell into a borewell in north Karnataka on Saturday, ended with the recovery of her body late on Monday night. A postmortem examination has been conducted and results are awaited. But Ravikante Gowda, a senior police officer of Belgavi, told NDTV that initial reports indicate that the child died of asphyx...

In a bid to prevent 'bore well tragedies' which take a toll on little children, the Gujarat government amended its guidelines and added one more clause in it, officials said in Gandhinagar today.

How long will our children be victims of sheer callousness? This is a concern shared by our policymakers, who are alarmed at the rising number of children losing their lives after falling into uncovered borewells and tubewells.

It's a sad template in India; a tragedy, and then a knee-jerk reaction from the authorities. Unlike many other States, Tamil Nadu heeded a wake-up call. And here's what happened.

Mahi fell into an open borewell in a field on Tuesday evening and was rescued by a team of experts who dug a parallel pit to a depth of about 25 feet.

The Tamil Nadu government was taken to task today by the Madras High Court following the death of a two-year-old boy who fell in a borewell four days ago. The body of Sujith Wilson was recovered today after an 82-hour rescue effort. The state government has been accused of losing precious time following a trial and error method.

The attempt to rescue 6-year-old Kaveri who fell into a borewell in north Karnataka on Saturday, ended with the recovery of her body late on Monday night. A postmortem examination has been conducted and results are awaited. But Ravikante Gowda, a senior police officer of Belgavi, told NDTV that initial reports indicate that the child died of asphyx...

In a bid to prevent 'bore well tragedies' which take a toll on little children, the Gujarat government amended its guidelines and added one more clause in it, officials said in Gandhinagar today.

How long will our children be victims of sheer callousness? This is a concern shared by our policymakers, who are alarmed at the rising number of children losing their lives after falling into uncovered borewells and tubewells.

It's a sad template in India; a tragedy, and then a knee-jerk reaction from the authorities. Unlike many other States, Tamil Nadu heeded a wake-up call. And here's what happened.