Bagalkot: With foul smell emanating, boy trapped in borewell feared dead


Bagalkot, Aug 6 (IANS): Six-year-old boy Thimanna, who fell in borewell on the outskirts of a village near here is feared dead, as foul smell of a decomposing body has begun emanating from the deep hole, a medical officer said Wednesday.

"The foul smell emanating from the borewell is a sign of decomposition of Thimanna's body. It is a sign of death as he appears to have succumbed due to asphyxia (deficient supply of oxygen)," district medical officer B.D. Kittur told reporters at the spot even as rescue efforts continued for the fourth day Wednesday.

Thimanna Sunday fell into the 240-feet abandoned borewell in his father's sugarcane field at Sulikeri in Badami taluk, about 30 km from Bagalkot town and 550 km northwest of Bangalore.

According to the boy's friends, Thimanna went to the farm to show his cousin where the borewell was dug and how deep it was, but fell into it as it was not fenced and soil around it was slippery due to rain.

"We will not be able to confirm if Thimanna is alive or dead till we pull him out of the borewell though we fear the worst," district surgeon Ananthram Reddy clarified.

Rescue operations were hampered due to frequent rain and inclement weather during the day.

"A third attempt to extricate Thimanna using a sophisticated robotic arm by an expert (Manikantan) from Tamil Nadu failed, as the mud over his head turned wet and sticky due to water seeping into the borewell at a depth of 160 feet where he got stuck," district in-charge minister S.R. Patil told reporters earlier in the day.

Though a portion of mud was sucked out using vacuum cleaners Tuesday, the condition in the borewell deteriorated since then as groundwater made it sticky.

"Thimanna's only four fingers of a hand became visible again after some mud was cleared using another robot of a farmer (Manje Gowda) as the rest of his body remains buried in the rock soil," Patil said.

In a parallel operation, about eight excavators have been digging a trench round-the-clock near the abandoned borewell to reach the boy through a passage at a depth of 160 feet where he has remained stuck since Sunday afternoon.

"The excavators have dug up to 120 feet so far, as rains and inclement weather have slowed the operation. They have to dig another 40 feet to make a tunnel to reach Thimanna in the borewell, which we hope will be completed by Thursday or Friday," he said.

The rescue team consists of a dozen members from the National Disaster Rescue Force and 10 experts from the state-run Hutti Gold Mines in neighbouring Raichur district.

Meanwhile, the state government and two lawmakers of the district announced Rs.3 lakh compensation to Thimanna's father Hanumappa Hatti, as his sugarcane harvest got damaged due to digging of a massive trench adjacent to the defunct borewell.

 

 

  

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  • moin khan, hubli

    Sat, Aug 09 2014

    FEEL Very sad for the poor child who had to face a lonely and horrible circumstance. for no fault of his but due to the carelessness of adult. It must have been so frightening for the little boy cannot even think about it.

    May his soul rest in peace.

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  • Praveen, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    There is no other way to rescue in this kind of case. you have to dig parallel trench to the bore well and and make side way hole to rescue the boy. if you have any better plan, please go ahead and share with the rescue team.

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    Leaving "emotions" aside, is there any minuscule chance of the victim surviving at 300 ft depth in such a small dia hole without any recourse to artificial breathing apparatus et al??? Does not make any sense, same money could have been given to his poor parents to uplift their financial status!!

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  • Prashanth PM, Bangalore

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    He deserves respectful burial and he need to be evacuated from that site and buried respectfully. May his soul RIP.

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  • Arun, Pangla, shankerpura

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    instead of spending lot of money for the destructive like missile,tanks, guns put some money for disaster management to develop the equipment of rescue operations... one of the worst rescue plan.. 4 days are too much.

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  • Praveen, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    There is no other way to rescue in this kind of case. you have to dig parallel trench to the bore well and and make side way hole to rescue the boy. if you have any better plan, please go ahead and share with the rescue team.

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  • Arun, Pangla, shankerpura

    Fri, Aug 08 2014

    A Dear friend if there is no way then use the advanced heavy equipment for parallel digging.. do you really think the rescue plan was up-to the satisfactory level..artificial ventilation must be provided at least to prevent asphyxiation if your digging taken long time.

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    RIP innocent soul!! Having fallen 300 feet deep in such a small dia well possibility of survival is almost Nil!! This type of rescue exercise continuing for four days trying all sorts of techniques and even digging a parallel well is sheer waste of time and money moreover, the same was being nonstop live telecast on some TV channel with running commentary!! And there was a news report of even the father of the child asking to stop the rescue operations!! The money wasted on this well expected futile exercise could have been given to the poor parents which would have made their future life a easy!! Jai Hind!!

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  • flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Thu, Aug 07 2014



    What a tragedy. How the parents would bear the pain of watching their son perish in such a miserable, terrible way.

    The efforts of the rescue team and concerned authorities deserve to be appreciated. Finally, nothing is in humans hands.

    May the departed soul of the innocent boy rest in heavenly abode. R.I.P.

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  • DIYA, mangalore

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    RIP TIMMANNA

    onji side ath jana timmanna n bachav malpare 4 dinod dinchi banga baronduller...yenklega tv d daily tunaga eth bejaravodithundu...nijavadla policedaklu JCB daklu edde banga baronduller...and eth bejarda vishayada nadutu parameshwaraiah birthday celebrate grand ad maltheratha avu nejavad great!!!!!!!

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  • Anil Dsouza, Mulky

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    They were not tried to rescue the innocent child they were experimenting their machineries to see whether it is working or not, and what government think that we are fools.

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  • readerwriter007, pune

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    Completely politicalised. What fun to continue the work even after 4 days when whole world realised the innocent boy is no more alive. Yesterday itself boy's father requested to stop everything as he was sure the boy is nowmore alive. And yesterday night itself there is a foul smell coming out from the well which also confirmed the boy is nomore. So, now what fun govt ( or who ever is running this drive ) is continuing the digging and recue work going on. I respect the boy's life and was really wishing him to come out alive. But when we realised that he is no more why the drama is continued still and there is somewhere it mentioned as work may take 2 more days and may go on till Thursday or Friday. What non sense is this. Whose money who is spending ? I am sure this incident must have consumed crores of rupees already and nobody owns the expense now than our tax money. Now still whole rescue team being there and continuing the same work irrespective whether boy is aline or dead... it's a non sense and someone should interfere and stop it.

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  • Judith L, MUMBAI

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    respect the child if he is no more he still needs to be given a respectful burial. our tax money always goes in drain but this we cannot allow. it is foolishness of govt and person who kep the pit open

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  • balanna, Mangalore / Dubai

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    How sad! What sort of Disaster Management we have!

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    WE have?
    We have nothing....
    We know only to bore...that's all...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    Mamu, What Bore ...

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  • mohan moodbidri, moodbidri

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    ತಿಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ ನೀನು ಬದುಕಿದ್ದು ಬರೀ ಆರು ವರ್ಷಗಳು ಮಾತ್ರ. ನಿನ್ನ ತ್ಯಾಗದಿ೦ದ ಇಡೀ ರಾಜ್ಯವೇ ಎಚ್ಚೆತ್ತುಕೊ೦ಡಿದೆ.

     ನಿನ್ನ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನು ಚಿರಶಾ೦ತಿ ಕೋರಿ, ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಸುಶಿಕ್ಷಿತರ ಕುಟು೦ಬದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಗನೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ ಬಾ...

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  • Sir Lancelot, Manglore

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    Very sad, May his soul rest in peace.
    Father is only responsible for his sons death for keeping open bored well.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    This farmer has learnt a bitter lesson for himself as well as colleagues ...

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  • Alban D Souza , Udyavara (Bajjodi) Mumbai Doha Qatar

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    Officials Concerned wake up. At least in future to avoid such calamities. Innocent poor boy. What a pity and tragedy. It is natural that four days in the mud means it is difficult to alive without oxygen and food. Any way May boys soul rest in peace. and God may give the strength and courage to his parents to bear the loss.

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  • Judith L, MUMBAI

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    FEEL Very sad for the poor child who had to face a lonely and horrible circumstance. for no fault of his but due to the carelessness of adult. It must have been so frightening for the little boy cannot even think about it.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Thu, Aug 07 2014

    Very sad indeed, may this innocent boy's soul RIP.

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