Indian minister’s drought ‘stun’ backfires


AN Indian politician, who attempted to cover a dam in sheets of polystyrene, has been left red-faced after his bizarre water-saving scheme backfired.

Tamil Nadu state minister Sellur K. Raju waded into the dam with dozens of sheets of polystyrene, convinced they could help reduce water evaporation in the drought-stricken state.


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