A rescue operation is under way to retrieve a six-year-old girl who fell into a borewell in Belagavi’s Junjarwad village on Saturday. The National Disaster Relief Force personnel are using a drainage sucking machine to clear the mud trapping Kaveri Ajit Madar, who was reportedly playing near the site before she fell in, ANI reported.
She is stuck 20-feet below and is visible, officials told the news agency. Officials from the police department, police, Fire and Emergency Services are also at the site, The Hindu reported.
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