In an extraordinary act of professionalism, the manager of a bus depot reportedly guarded Rs 9 lakh, staying put on top of a bus for over 7 hours.
The incident reportedly took place in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra and the money reportedly belongs to the daily transport revenue department, as reported by the New Indian Express.
As floods triggered by massive rains hit several parts of Maharashtra, several districts have seen widespread damage.
The man is the manager of the Chiplun bus depot in Ratnagiri and is called Ranjeet Raje Shirde. When the floods besieged the bus depot and submerged many vehicles and buses, Shirde decided to climb to the roof of one of the buses seeing it as the only dry location beyond the reach of the floodwater.
Spending 7 hours perched on the roof of the bus, Shirde later opined that protecting the cash is his “prime duty”. He reportedly said, “The water level was increasing every minute. If the cash was kept in the office, there were chances of it getting soaked and being washed away. I would have been held responsible. It was my prime duty to protect the cash without thinking about my life.”
Meanwhile, the death toll from floods in Maharashtra and other rain-related incidents in the state rose to 149 as Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that various NDRF-style mechanisms will be set up in all affected districts.
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“Considering the repeated occurrence of these disasters, a system on the lines of the NDRF will be created in all the affected districts. The SDRF will be further strengthened,” said CMO Maharashtra after Thackeray’s visit to flood-hit Chiplun.
Source: dnaindia.com