Priyanka Shukla, a Kanker district official, told the National newspaper: “He has been suspended until an inquiry. Extreme temperatures in India have caused widespread suffering, including deaths, crop losses, forest fires, and cuts to power and water supplies.
This March was the hottest in India since records began 122 years ago. India is one of the most water-stressed countries, being home to 18% of the world’s population and only 4% of its water resources, according to the World Bank. “He said it was not an issue if three- four-feet-deep water was drained, and would in fact benefit the farmers who would have more water,” Vishwas said.Īfter enlisting divers and using two diesel pumps to partly drain the reservoir, the phone was discovered days later but was too waterlogged for use. The drained amount, more than 2m litres of water, was enough to irrigate 600 hectares (1,500 acres) of farmland, according to reports. In a statement to local media, Vishwas said he had contacted a sub-divisional officer for permission to drain “some water” into a nearby canal.
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