Tiware Dam  

Just days after Maharashtra minister stated that crabs were the reason behind the Tiware dam breach, now here is a comment from a Madhya Pradesh minister who said that 'flying bats' were the reason behind faulty power supply in Bhopal

NCP president Sharad Pawar has written to the chief minister of Maharashtra seeking a speedy rehabilitation for the people affected by the Tiware dam breach. 

 

NCP workers threw a carton full of crabs right at minister Tanaji Sawant’s doorstep and staged a protest after Sawant had attributed the breach of Tiware dam to crabs
 

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Maharashtra water minister Tanaji Sawant said the Tiware dam breach was due to crabs. However, he is not the only one to issue such bizarre statements. Politicians in India are often inclined to speak such statements, leaving citizens baffled and even indignant.

The Tiware dam in Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra breached late on Tuesday night (July 2). Total 23 persons are feared dead in the incident and bodies of 11 persons were recovered till Wednesday

The dam breach caused a flood-like situation in seven downstream villages, with 12 houses being swept away