At a village in Uttar Pradesh, a miracle baby was discovered alive in a pond surrounded by hyacinth
District of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh - A two-day-old baby girl was discovered alive
District of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh - A two-day-old baby girl was discovered alive on Thursday in Khataua village, Bareilly district, after being abandoned in a pond. The miraculous child was found by a local who noticed her in neck-deep water, 15 feet from the shore and called the police. She finally avoided drowning because of the water hyacinth's cushioning effect on her head and ability to keep her afloat.
The child was taken by the police to a community health
center in Nawabganj, where he was treated before being sent for a checkup at
the district hospital. Fortunately, the infant was found to be unharmed and
secure. The youngster was sent to the Child Welfare Committee, which subsequently
moved her to a foster home in the city of Bareilly, according to police
sources.
The occurrence has shocked and awed the entire hamlet. On
his approach to his field, Vakeel Ahmad, the former village chief of Khataua,
came upon the infant and promptly dialed the police. He was successful in
saving the baby, and once word of the "miracle" spread, many
residents flocked to the location to see it. On social media, a video of the
girl being pulled from the hyacinth-covered pond went viral.
She, fortunately, got entangled in a water hyacinth, which
prevented her from drowning, Additional SP (rural) Rajkumar Agarwal said in a
statement to the media. The child welfare committee was given custody of the
infant girl, who has been given the name "Ganga" by the authorities.
Dinesh Chandra, the chairwoman of the CWC, reaffirmed that they would wait till
the baby's parents arrived within 72 hours. In the event that nobody steps forward,
they will file a complaint in accordance with protocol.
The event has raised a lot of questions. Why would someone
deliberately desert a helpless child? And what would have happened to the
infant if the local neighbor had not found her? It serves as a reminder of the
severe conditions that many young moms encounter and the need of offering
assistance to mothers who may be having difficulty.
This event brings to mind the recent example in which a
day-old newborn boy was saved after being dropped down a dry well 20 feet deep
in the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh. The fact that these occurrences are
happening more often in the area is worrying. To avoid future occurrences of
this nature and to guarantee that infants are not abandoned, the authorities
must take the appropriate action.
The life of this miracle infant serves as a testament to
the strength of the human spirit and the power of resiliency. Notwithstanding
the difficulties she had in her early days of life, she persevered against
all odds. The neighborhood has come together to support her, and we wish her
luck in finding a warm home soon.