Uncovered wells are a common feature of Indian farming villages and are frequently implicated in fatal accidents involving young children.
Rahul Sahu fell down the 80-foot well on Friday afternoon while playing in the backyard of his house in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
Sahu"has been rescued safely because of everyone's prayers and untiring efforts of the rescue team," state chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Twitter. "A snake was seen in the same borewell but the boy has shown exemplary bravery and stayed calm during the operation," he added. During the rescue operation a camera was used to monitor the boy's condition and movements, Janjgir district police chief Vijay Agrawal told AFP by phone from the scene earlier Tuesday.An oxygen pipe fed Sahu fresh air, a government spokesman said. The tunnelling effort was slowed by hard stone underneath the ground.
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