Home Minister lucky to be drenched, not drowned!
Bommai walked towards waterline unmindful of high tide hazard
UDUPI:
Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai had a narrow escape from possible drowning when he ventured too close to the waterline during high tide on Tuesday.
He was in Padubidri in the district for a recce of the rain situation.
Throwing caution to the winds, he walked jauntily towards the waterline as the tide was coming in. Fortunately, local BJP leader Uday Kumar helped him keep his footing even as he was drenched.
As it happened, all the minister lost was a sandal! But he was surely setting a wrong example by not being mindful of the district administration’s warning to people to stay away from the seashore during the rainy season.
ಇಂದು #ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರವಾಸದ ಅಂಗವಾಗಿ ಕಡಲ ಕೊರತದಿಂದ ಹಾನಿಗೊಳಹಾದ ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿ ಕಡಲ ತೀರಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ ಸ್ಥಳ ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಕಡಲಸವೆತ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಮುನ್ನೆಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಂಡು ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮೀನುಗಾರರಿಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಸುರಕ್ಷತಾ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ವಹಿಸುವಂತೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. #Udupi pic.twitter.com/P5AhbWI2z0
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) August 11, 2020
Rough sea almost swallowed slipper of Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai in #Udupi. He had gone to inspect the damage caused to the beach. @TOIMangalore @TOIBengaluru @BSBommai pic.twitter.com/bgQDZHwanw
— Deepthi Sanjiv (@deepthisTOI) August 11, 2020
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