Borewell
- India
Over 68 hrs on, 3-yr-old still stuck in borewell; rat miners roped in Raj
Jaipur: Over 68 hours on, rescue efforts are underway to pull out a three-year-old girl who fell into a 700-foot-deep borewell in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district. A 160-foot-deep pit was being dug to…
- Hyderabad
Illegal borewells worsen water crisis in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The groundwater levels in Hyderabad and across Telangana have seen a sharp decline, attributed primarily to the proliferation of illegal borewells. According to officials, from April 2023 to April 2024, the…
- India
‘Survival of 2-yr-old Satwik after 20-hr ordeal in Karnataka bore well a wonder’
Vijayapura: The survival of 2-year-old Satwik Mujagonda, who fell into an open bore well in Karnataka’s Vijayapura, is miraculous and a challenge to the medical field, as the toddler has survived an…
- Bangalore
Two-year-old Karnataka boy trapped in borewell rescued after 20-hour operation
Vijayapura: After a nearly 20-hour-long rescue operation, the two-year-old boy who fell into a borewell in Lachyana village of Indi Taluk in this district was safely rescued on Thursday afternoon, police said.…
- India
2-yr-old boy falls into borewell in Karnataka, rescue operations on in full swing
Vijayapura: A two-year-old boy fell into a borewell in Lachayan village of Indi taluk in this district of Karnataka on Wednesday evening, police said. Rescue operations are underway to rescue the boy…
- Delhi
Man dies after falling into 40-foot borewell in Delhi, DJB asked to carry out probe
New Delhi: The body of a man who fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell at a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) sewage treatment plant here was pulled out after a nearly 14-hour-long operation carried…
- Delhi
Child falls into 40-ft-deep borewell in Delhi, rescue operation underway
New Delhi: A child fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell at a Delhi Jal Board water treatment plant here in the early hours of Sunday and a rescue operation is underway, officials said.…
- Telangana
Watch: Pink water from borewell in Telangana town alarms residents
Hyderabad: In a very shocking and unusual occurrence, a borewell in Telangana’s Mancherial District released pink-coloured water, raising questions about its safety for consumption and other uses. The suspicious decolouration of water…
- India
Girl falls into 45-feet deep well, rescued by Goa fire service
Panaji: Goa Fire Service personnel on Saturday rescued a 14-year-old girl, who fell into a well at Mapusa in North Goa. An officer of the Mapusa Fire Service told IANS that they…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra: Borewell fire extinguished in six hours, no loss of life reported
Konaseema: Officials from police, fire services and ONGC have successfully extinguished a borewell fire that broke out on the bank of a fish pond in Sivakodu village of Konaseema district, police said on…
- India
Karnataka: Jain monk murdered; body parts found in borewell, CM orders probe
Belagavi: In a shocking incident, a Jain monk was found dead with his dismembered body parts dumped in a borewell at a village in Belagavi district of Karnataka, police said. The butchered…
- India
6-yr-old falls into borewell in MP, rescue operation underway
Bhopal: A six-year-old boy fell into a borewell at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, officials said. The local police and the administration were informed…
- Telangana
Telangana: Groundwater exploitation down to 42 percent
Hyderabad: Telangana’s groundwater exploitation has dropped from 50 percent to 42 percent, according to the latest monthly data of the Telangana State Ground Water level Scenario Note and statement Report for the…
- Telangana
Telangana: 84 govt schools in Peddapalli use borewells, says RTI
Hyderabad: Telangana education department has confirmed in an RTI (Right To Information) reply that out of the 543 district government schools in Peddapalli district, 84 still rely on borewell water while 25…
