A three-year-old child was saved after accidentally tumbling into a borewell with a depth of 40 feet in northern India's Bihar.

The footage, which was filmed in Kul village, Nalanda district, on July 23, shows India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team as they rescue the little boy.

With loud cheers from onlookers, they successfully pulled the child out. Once rescued, the mud-covered boy had his face gently wiped clean with a piece of cloth.

The child, who was identified as Shivam Kumar, fell into the borewell while playing after a farmer had left it uncovered.

NDRF's officer Ranjeet Kumar said: "The officials were able to save the boy following hours of effort. He was given medical assistance and brought to the hospital. He is now doing fine. It took us about five hours to pull him out alive".

A child was rescued after he fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell in northern India's Bihar.

This happened in Kul village of Nalanda district on July 23.

Visuals showed the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel at work as they rescued the three-year-old boy. The officials surrounded the borewell in which the child had fallen into and then pulled him with loud cheers from the others. The boy, covered in mud after being rescued, had his face wiped with a piece of cloth. According to a report, a farmer had dug the borewell and left it uncovered and this boy, identified as Shivam Kumar, fell into it while playing.

"After hours of effort, the NDRF officials were able to save the trapped boy and he was given medical assistance after being saved. The boy has been rescued and is doing fine. He was rushed to a hospital. It took us about 5 hours to pull him out alive," NDRF officer Ranjeet Kumar said.