<p>Bhubaneswar/ Sambalpur (Odisha): An infant was found stuck in an abandoned bore-well in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Tuesday, prompting the state government to launch a rescue operation, officials said.</p>.<p>The bore well at Laripali village in Rengali area is 15-20 feet deep and oxygen is being supplied into it. The baby, apparently newly born, has no claimant, police said.</p>.<p>The state’s Special Relief Commissioner sent fire services personnel from Rengali and one team of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force Jharsuguda to the spot to conduct the rescue operation.</p>.<p>An NDRF team from Mundali in Cuttack is also on its way to the bore-well site, said Gyanranjan Dash, the managing director of Odisha Disaster Management Authority.</p>.<p>Local people came to know about the presence of the child inside the bore well after hearing cries, police said.</p>.<p>The abandoned bore-well is located in a forest close to the village.</p>.<p>The police said it was not known how the infant got into the well.</p>.<p>Locals suspect that the infant might have been dumped there by someone.</p>.<p>Sambalpur Additional District Magistrate Pradeep Sahoo said, "Rescue operation has started and oxygen is supplied into the bore well. The ODRAF team has dug a parallel pit.'</p><p>He expressed hope that the child would be rescued soon.</p>
<p>Bhubaneswar/ Sambalpur (Odisha): An infant was found stuck in an abandoned bore-well in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Tuesday, prompting the state government to launch a rescue operation, officials said.</p>.<p>The bore well at Laripali village in Rengali area is 15-20 feet deep and oxygen is being supplied into it. The baby, apparently newly born, has no claimant, police said.</p>.<p>The state’s Special Relief Commissioner sent fire services personnel from Rengali and one team of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force Jharsuguda to the spot to conduct the rescue operation.</p>.<p>An NDRF team from Mundali in Cuttack is also on its way to the bore-well site, said Gyanranjan Dash, the managing director of Odisha Disaster Management Authority.</p>.<p>Local people came to know about the presence of the child inside the bore well after hearing cries, police said.</p>.<p>The abandoned bore-well is located in a forest close to the village.</p>.<p>The police said it was not known how the infant got into the well.</p>.<p>Locals suspect that the infant might have been dumped there by someone.</p>.<p>Sambalpur Additional District Magistrate Pradeep Sahoo said, "Rescue operation has started and oxygen is supplied into the bore well. The ODRAF team has dug a parallel pit.'</p><p>He expressed hope that the child would be rescued soon.</p>