Toddler falls into borewell, efforts on to save him in Andhra Pradesh

A toddler fell into an open borewell pit in a hamlet in Warangal district this evening, police said here.
    
The one-and-half-year-old boy, identified as Darawath Prasad, accidentally fell into the open borewell in an agriculture field in Thorrur mandal at about 4.30 pm while playing, they said, adding he was believed to be trapped at a depth of 30-feet.
   
Rescue operations had been initiated with JCB vehicles to dig up a parallel pit beside the borewell, but officials were unable to hear any cries of the child, a police officer monitoring the rescue operation told PTI over phone.
    
He added due to darkness it was getting difficult to proceed with the rescue work.
   
"The borewell was dug up four months ago but it failed. It was supposed to be filled up but was left open," the police officer said.
    
A large number of villagers gathered at the spot to assist the rescue team, who were supplying oxygen into the pit through a pipe.