Indian government official in deep water over ‘wasteful’ dam-draining saga

Indian government official in deep water over ‘wasteful’ dam-draining saga
An Indian authorities official has landed himself in serious trouble after draining 2 million litres of water from a dam to retrieve his telephone, which he dropped whereas taking a selfie.

Food inspector Rajesh Vishwas dropped his Samsung telephone, value about $1200, into Kherkatta Dam in Chhattisgarh final weekend, reportedly whereas taking a selfie.

Vishwas first known as upon native divers to try to discover the machine and after they failed he ordered an industrial diesel pump to empty the two million-litre dam.

An Indian authorities official has landed himself in deep water after draining two million litres of water from a dam to retrieve his telephone, which he dropped whereas taking a selfie. (Nine)

That a lot water is sufficient to irrigate roughly 600 hectares of land.

It took three days for Vishwas to be reunited along with his telephone because the dam was utterly drained, nonetheless, the machine was utterly destroyed by the water – it by no means turned again on. 

The meals inspector claims there was delicate authorities data on the telephone, which is why he wanted to retrieve it.

He additionally claimed that one other authorities official gave him permission to empty it.

However, an official from the water useful resource division accused Vishwas of misusing his place.

He has now been suspended from his position.

“Water is an essential resource and it cannot be wasted like this,” Priyanka Shukla, a Kanker district official, informed The National newspaper.

Chhattisgarh is a state in central India.

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