Niwari (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 5 (ANI): A search-and-rescue operation is being carried out for the toddler boy, who fell into an open borewell in Setupurabarah village of Prithvipur area in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.

A joint rescue operation by the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and army for the toddler began yesterday.

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"We have got all resources from SDRF, Army, and others. Efforts are underway to rescue the child safely in the next two-three hours," Niwari Pratibha Tripathi, Assistant Superintendent of Police, said on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed confidence that the toddler will be taken out safely.

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"Army, along with local administration is engaged in a rescue operation to save innocent Prahlad, who fell in a borewell in Setpura village. I am confident that soon he will be taken out safely. God bless the child with long life. Let's all pray for him," Chouhan tweeted. (ANI)

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