An old woman died after falling into an open tube well
Sonepur/Khari/Lachipur: An unfortunate incident took place in Kaiphul village of Block Mayurudan panchayat of Sonepur district in Subarnapur district. A poor old woman named Dukhi Negi (70 years) of Khaliapali Panchayat Gobindpur village has died after falling into an open tube well. After 5 hours of tireless efforts by the rescue team and the fire department, they were able to rescue her from a depth of about 20 feet but it was not possible to save her. The residents of the area have expressed that the poor old woman’s life was lost due to this tube well being dug and left open.
- Rescued after 5 hours of efforts
- The incident will be investigated: Health Minister
Since this is the first such incident in the entire state, the administration has asked that necessary action be taken after conducting a statutory investigation of the incident. According to the information, Dukhi, a widow of Gobindpur village under Sonpur block, had been staying at her daughter’s house in Basurpali village for about 2 months. She was from a very poor class and used to make a broom and use it to raise her expenses. Yesterday, Monday morning, she went to the nearby Kaiful village to cut sticks to make a broom. Due to the delay in her return, the family members and villagers searched for her yesterday, but she was nowhere to be found. On Tuesday morning, while searching again, broomsticks were found lying near an open borehole in an abandoned area of land.
After seeing this, they found out that she was trapped in it. Odraf team and Sonepur fire forces reached the spot after receiving the news. Another hole was drilled parallel to the station with a cordon around it and the rescue operation started. After 5 hours of exercise, the old woman was rescued and sent to District Head Hospital Subarnapur for treatment. The doctor who treated her had informed that she had died before reaching the hospital. After getting the news, State MLA and Health and Family Welfare Minister Niranjan Pujari, and SP Amaresh Panda reached the main spot.
