While rescuing people from the well 4 people lost lives, 19 rescued.
The incident in Madhya Pradesh`s Vidisha has shaken many as four people died after around 30 villagers fell into the well during a rescue operation. Nineteen people have been rescued and rushed to a hospital.
The villagers were trying to rescue a boy who fell into the well around 9 pm on Thursday. While some people climbed down to rescue her, others were standing on the parapet wall around it to help them, a police official said.
MP: Operation continues at Ganjbasoda, Vidisha. Minister Vishvas Sarang says, "19 people rescued. 3 bodies recovered. NDRF & SDRF are also here. Land here is prone to subsidence, it`s happening again & again. It`ll be difficult to say the exact toll until the operation concludes" pic.twitter.com/0SdjDr9jJA
— ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2021
The well is around 50 feet deep with a water level of about 20 feet, news agency PTI reported quoting locals.
Speaking on the incident, Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan said that the rescue operation is on and he is in regular touch with the officials concerned.
"I am constantly in touch with the administration at the site of the incident and am continuously monitoring the rescue operations. As the representative of the state government, Vidisha`s in-charge minister Vishwas Sarang was present at the spot throughout the night. Under his supervision the rescue teams are engaged in rescuing the trapped people," he said.
"The National Disaster Management Force and State Disaster Management Force have been pressed into action. Inspector General, Zone, and other senior officials have also reached the spot. I am in touch with the concerned officials," Mr Chouhan told the media.
The wall suddenly crashed, throwing those standing on it into the water, he said.
Around 11 pm, a tractor engaged in the rescue operation, along with four policemen, skidded into the well when the area around it caved in.
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