A lucky cow was saved from a stinky tight spot when it was rescued from a drain near a bus stand in central India's Madhya Pradesh.

The kind-hearted rescue happened in Shahdol district of the state on 30 October.

Video showed the cow stuck in a drain too small for it to move, let alone climb out.

Rescuers soon arrived at the spot, which was outside a local hotel, and coordinated their efforts to save the animal.

They tied ropes around its body and with a mighty heave the men from the Atal Kamadhenu Gausewak Sanstham, a Hindu cow-rescue group, were able to pull the bovine out of the cramped drain.

It took about one hour to rescue the fortunate beast.

In a hurry to escape the scene of its earlier misfortune, it tried to run off while still tied up.

After a brief delay while the kind-hearted helpers quickly untied it, the animal hot-footed it out of there.

A cow was rescued after it fell into a bus drain near a bus stand, in central India's Madhya Pradesh.

This happened in Shahdol district of the state on October 29.

Visuals showed the cow stuck inside the drain which is located in front of a hotel. The space was too small for the bovine to even move inside the drain.

Rescuers soon arrived in the area and began their attempt at saving the animal. They tied ropes in several areas of the cow's body, which included its neck and stomach.

With a mighty heave, the men from the Atal Kamadhenu Gausewak Sanstha were able to pull out the bovine from the cramped drain. They held onto the ropes and one even grabbed its tail and eventually, the cow was rescued. It took about one hour to rescue the bovine.

The bovine then threw its legs around after being rescued and later, started to run away from the area.