Would you go so far as to drain a dam just to retrieve your fallen phone? Apparently, this government official in India did. | via philstarlife
, Rajesh Vishwas, a food inspector, is facing the consequences of his action after he ordered the Kherkatta dam in the state of Chhattisgarh to be drained of its millions of liters of water after he dropped his phone while taking a selfie.
When the divers failed to find it, Vishwas paid for two diesel pumps to be brought in and partly drain the reservoir. sub-divisional officer to drain"some water" into a nearby canal, even stressing that it was actually a beneficial act.
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