A four-year-old boy fell into an open sewer manhole near Dass Garden Colony in Delhi’s Nangli Vihar Extension on Tuesday afternoon, Nov 10, triggering a massive search and rescue operation involving multiple agencies.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and Border Security Force (BSF) have been deployed to locate the missing child.
According to reports, the child, identified as Imraan, is the son of Khursheed Alam. His father said the child had gone to play in a park with his mother, Shahjahan. When he went near the sewer to relieve himself, he fell through the uncovered manhole.
According to reports, the manhole was covered with a fibreglass sheet, which broke.
VIDEO | Delhi: A four year old child fell into a sewer on Tuesday evening in Outer Delhi's Baprola, Nagli Vihar Extension near Das Garden Colony. A search for the child has been underway by NDRF. According to sources, the divers have halted their efforts and handed over the operation to the NDRF. An NDRF team is now on-site, and the search for the child continues. Official confirmation regarding the situation is still awaited. #DelhiNews (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd)
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The father reportedly said the incident occurred around 2:30 PM. However, Delhi Fire Services received an emergency call at approximately 9:45 PM and immediately deployed a team to the location.
Specialised rescue teams are using suction pumps and scanning equipment to search the sewer lines. Despite the extensive operation.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rajat Malhotra said the administration and NDRF were making every effort to rescue the child, with further updates awaited.
The child had not been traced as of the latest reports
This incident has once again highlighted an issue often ignored by our government officials on open manholes and public safety. We can only hope that the incident results in the child being found unharmed and no more lives are claimed in uncertainty by such open sewers and manholes.
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