Modi’s Timely Alert Saves 4 Media Crew From Being Washed Away

Rajkot: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s timely alert saved a photographer and three Doordarshan cameramen from being swept away by the gushing waters of Aji-3 dam.

Modi on Tuesday was at a function to mark the launch of the Sauni irrigation project, where, he pushed a button to start the release from the Aji-3 dam. Meanwhile, he observed few camera-persons standing close to the cascading water. To this he gesticulated and in the nick of time the scribes noticed Modi’s call and moved swiftly from the place.

Nitin Patel, deputy chief minister of Gujarat

He suddenly noticed that several cameramen and photographers were standing on the downstream side. The strong flow of water released a little while ago was racing towards them and could have washed them away

The gush of water from the dam swept away a camera and the tripod.

“He suddenly noticed that several cameramen and photographers were standing on the downstream side. The strong flow of water released a little while ago was racing towards them and could have washed them away,” said Nitin Patel, deputy chief minister of Gujarat.

To this one of the Twitter user posted, “Only Modi cared to notice where the cameramen were :)“.