Mangaluru: Rohit Kharvi,35, a labourer who was engaged in borewell construction near Maravanthe Breakwater in Kundapur, had a miraculous escape after he was rescued from a 12-foot borewell pit on Sunday.
According to police inspector Suresh Naik, the incident was reported around 10am when attempts were being made to dig the area around the borewell, where a six-inch pipe was already laid.
An old six-inch pipe was already there. In order to change the pipe, they were undertaking soil cutting of 1.5 feet diameter around the area. When they reached a depth of 10-12 feet, the mud slipped all of a sudden, and fell on two labourers. Lakshman Kharvi was rescued immediately, but Rohit Kharvi got trapped, with the debris reaching up to his shoulder. Since the width of the hole was only 1.5 feet, it was difficult for him to move. When he called for help, the people rushed and placed a drum around him, to prevent any more debris from falling on him.
“The rescue operation was a challenge, because the moment rescuers went close, mud would start slipping. He was covered with mud up to his neck and there were chances of him dying of suffocation by drowning in the mud, in case any more mud fell on him,” the inspector said. He was finally rescued and pulled out from the pit with the help of a canvas hose that was tied to a crane.
Rohit was rescued in a four-hour joint operation that was conducted by the personnel of the police, fire and emergency services and locals. MLA B M Sukumar Shetty has announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 to the rescue team.
According to police inspector Suresh Naik, the incident was reported around 10am when attempts were being made to dig the area around the borewell, where a six-inch pipe was already laid.
An old six-inch pipe was already there. In order to change the pipe, they were undertaking soil cutting of 1.5 feet diameter around the area. When they reached a depth of 10-12 feet, the mud slipped all of a sudden, and fell on two labourers. Lakshman Kharvi was rescued immediately, but Rohit Kharvi got trapped, with the debris reaching up to his shoulder. Since the width of the hole was only 1.5 feet, it was difficult for him to move. When he called for help, the people rushed and placed a drum around him, to prevent any more debris from falling on him.
“The rescue operation was a challenge, because the moment rescuers went close, mud would start slipping. He was covered with mud up to his neck and there were chances of him dying of suffocation by drowning in the mud, in case any more mud fell on him,” the inspector said. He was finally rescued and pulled out from the pit with the help of a canvas hose that was tied to a crane.
Rohit was rescued in a four-hour joint operation that was conducted by the personnel of the police, fire and emergency services and locals. MLA B M Sukumar Shetty has announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 to the rescue team.
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