Rescue operations are underway for the two-year-old boy who fell into an abandoned deep borewell in Nadukattupatti of Tiruchirappalli district.

The rig machine has been brought to save the toddler who has further slipped down by 100 feet on Sunday.

The child, who fell into the borewell while playing near his house on Friday evening, was initially stuck at a depth of 30 feet.

The rig machine arrived in the early hours of Sunday morning. The rig is used to drill a hole close to the current borewell.

The region has rock under the initial surface and hence the rig machine is taking more time to reach the required depth that the hole needs.

Oxygen is being supplied into the hole as well. But, no communication with the child has been achieved yet. Officials said they have made an air lock so as to prevent the child from further slipping down.

According to officials, six teams were involved in the rescue operations.

"We could hear the child weeping.. for a long time.. but now we cannot hear. But we feel the child is safe and breathing," the officials said.

Authorities said they were not able to assess the boy's condition because of the layers of wet mud around him.

At present, the medical team is providing oxygen supply to the boy from outside the borewell, where rescue operations are still underway.

In light of the situation, #SaveSujith was trending on social media.

The setback in the rescue mission is because of the wetness of mud in the region.

Health Minister Vijayabaskar, who was at the spot on Saturday, said, "Till 5.30 am we were able to hear the sounds of the child, but after that we have not been able to hear anything. We are not able to assess his condition. The supply of oxygen through oxygen cylinders has been continuously given."

"We faced set back when mud starting falling down because of the wet state of the mud. Already various methods have been tried to rescue the child, we tried using rope to pull the boy out. We also used the suction method that is generally used to pull the new born baby out of the womb. But all of them have failed so far," he added.

He also said that the child has been stuck in the well which has only a four inch diameter and the child is in a position which is making it difficult to rescue him.