Fine for the manager who emptied the dam to recover his dropped phone

In a statement from the Chhattisgarh State Water Department, it was said that Rajesh Vishwas, a food inspector in the Kanker district of the state, was fined $640 for failing to obtain permission from the authorities to drain water from the dam to retrieve her phone, which she dropped while taking a selfie.

In the statement, it was reported that Vishwas drained around 4.1 million liters of water to get his phone.

While Vishwas was reported to have been suspended after the incident, Kanker District Manager Priyanka Shukla stated that the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Vishwas, who was the first to ask divers in the region to find his phone worth $1,200, which had fallen into the dam, drained the entire dam by activating the diesel-powered water pump, which he had paid, after efforts were thwarted. inconclusive.

Vishwas, who was investigated for misconduct after the incident, claimed he had secret government documents on his phone.

Vishwas said he had “verbal permission” from a dam official to drain the water; He claimed the official said the pumped water would be diverted to a nearby irrigation canal and made available to farmers. (AA)