<p>A six-year-old boy fell into an open borewell today at Sulikeri village, some 15 km from here, following which authorities have launched rescue operation.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Efforts are on to rescue him," Bagalkot Deputy Commissioner P A Meghannavar said.<br />Tipanna Hatti fell into the 300-feet borewell in his father's sugarcane field while he had gone there with his 12-year-old cousin at around 2.15 pm, Meghannavar said.<br /><br />Special rescue teams from Hatti Gold Mines have been sought by the district administration to expedite the efforts to rescue him, he said.<br /><br />The boy is at a depth of 150 feet and rescuers are trying to gain access, he said, adding, at present two earth removal machines are being engaged in the operation.<br /><br />Oxygen is being supplied into the borwell to keep the boy alive, Meghannavar said. "We could hear the boy calling amma, amma (mother)," he said.<br /><br />District Incharge Minister S R Patil is also camping at the site, supervising the rescue operations.<br /><br />On June 17, a four-year-old girl had fallen into an open borewell at Nagathana village, near Bijapur and she was found dead after a 50-hour-long rescue operation.</p>
<p>A six-year-old boy fell into an open borewell today at Sulikeri village, some 15 km from here, following which authorities have launched rescue operation.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Efforts are on to rescue him," Bagalkot Deputy Commissioner P A Meghannavar said.<br />Tipanna Hatti fell into the 300-feet borewell in his father's sugarcane field while he had gone there with his 12-year-old cousin at around 2.15 pm, Meghannavar said.<br /><br />Special rescue teams from Hatti Gold Mines have been sought by the district administration to expedite the efforts to rescue him, he said.<br /><br />The boy is at a depth of 150 feet and rescuers are trying to gain access, he said, adding, at present two earth removal machines are being engaged in the operation.<br /><br />Oxygen is being supplied into the borwell to keep the boy alive, Meghannavar said. "We could hear the boy calling amma, amma (mother)," he said.<br /><br />District Incharge Minister S R Patil is also camping at the site, supervising the rescue operations.<br /><br />On June 17, a four-year-old girl had fallen into an open borewell at Nagathana village, near Bijapur and she was found dead after a 50-hour-long rescue operation.</p>