Saved Dog's Life / 40-hour rescue operation in Wadala, Mumbai, animal lover Neeta Shetty's initiative paid off

After a 40-hour rescue operation in Mumbai's Wadala area, a dog who had fallen into an open manhole was finally rescued. During the rains in Mumbai, there are often reports of death due to people falling into open manholes, but this dog, which fell on Thursday morning, was rescued on Friday evening after hard work. The animal lover of the metropolis, Neeta Shetty, carried out this work with the help of workers.

Mumbai's fire brigade team was knee-deep in evacuating the dog trapped in the drainage pipe, as it reached the spot after getting information on Thursday morning, tried for five-six hours, but failed to retrieve the dog. After this, Wadala Truck Terminal Police, the team of animal lover Neeta Shetty and some workers started digging the drainage line and after 40 hours the dog trapped in it was removed after cutting the iron pipe.

The incident took place near New Cuffe Parade Gate No 3 of Wadala. Neeta Shetty of Mumbai-based NGO 'Hope for Indies', which is working to save indigenous breed dogs, was the first to take cognizance of this dog's disappearance. Shetty regularly feeds the dogs roaming the street, so she had an eye on this dog as well. After this, he activated his team and it was found that he had fallen into the manhole left open during the ongoing road construction work in the area.

This dog was trapped in the iron rods installed in the manhole at a depth of seven to eight feet. The guard of a construction work going on nearby said that he tried to rescue her after hearing her falling and screaming, but was unsuccessful. He had fallen around 7 am on Thursday. The guard told that when he could not get him out, he told the people around. One of the same people informed the animal lover Neeta Shetty.

After this Shetty and his team members reached the spot. Police and construction workers working in the area were united. Excavation resources were collected. Eventually the dog was pulled out after about 40 hours of effort. It was then handed over to another NGO looking after the stray dogs so that they could be treated and vaccinated. After dressing and vaccination, he was released in the area.