MUMBAI: While most of Mumbai welcomed the pre-monsoon showers on Monday, a site visitors policeman stood for two-and-half hours in pounding rain and not using a water-resistant tools to make sure there was once no highway block or collision.
A video clip of the policeman at paintings which was once shot by means of a motorist is now being shared Whatsapp.
Constable Nandkumar Ingle, 47, was once on duty at Akurli Road, off the Western Express Highway in Kandivali East, when it began raining around 8pm on Monday.
There was once a very robust wind and barricades publish at the highway have been blown away in all directions. The force of the wind was once so robust that one of the barricades blew away upto 150 metres under the skywalk.
Ingle was once accompanied by means of a site visitors warden for regulating vehicular movement at the stretch.
"There was no time to don a raincoat. I handed my cellphone and wallet to the warden and asked him to take cover. Vehicular traffic flow on Akurli Road is heavy and I couldn't have moved from my position as it would have resulted in chaos on the road," Ingle said.
The constable's biggest worry was once a pedestrian or light automobile being blown away because of the force of the wind.
"I kept the traffic moving but right then, a huge tree collapsed. This caused temporary congestion. My colleague, Pradeep Bhilaye from the Dahisar traffic outpost, came to my assistance. Bhilaye's duty hours end at 9.30pm. But both of us stayed back till 11.30pm on the road. An assistant police inspector and traffic wardens were sent to other parts of Kandivali East. The severity of the rain reduced late at night," said Ingle.
On Tuesday, Ingle reported to paintings as standard when any individual informed him of a video being posted on Facebook, that includes him. Ingle does not have social media accounts and had no clue what the video was once about until his superiors summoned him and congratulated him.
"I come from a farmer's family and have working in pounding rain is not new to me," said the cop, who has served with the Mumbai Police for the past 23 years.
A video clip of the policeman at paintings which was once shot by means of a motorist is now being shared Whatsapp.
Constable Nandkumar Ingle, 47, was once on duty at Akurli Road, off the Western Express Highway in Kandivali East, when it began raining around 8pm on Monday.
There was once a very robust wind and barricades publish at the highway have been blown away in all directions. The force of the wind was once so robust that one of the barricades blew away upto 150 metres under the skywalk.
Ingle was once accompanied by means of a site visitors warden for regulating vehicular movement at the stretch.
"There was no time to don a raincoat. I handed my cellphone and wallet to the warden and asked him to take cover. Vehicular traffic flow on Akurli Road is heavy and I couldn't have moved from my position as it would have resulted in chaos on the road," Ingle said.
The constable's biggest worry was once a pedestrian or light automobile being blown away because of the force of the wind.
"I kept the traffic moving but right then, a huge tree collapsed. This caused temporary congestion. My colleague, Pradeep Bhilaye from the Dahisar traffic outpost, came to my assistance. Bhilaye's duty hours end at 9.30pm. But both of us stayed back till 11.30pm on the road. An assistant police inspector and traffic wardens were sent to other parts of Kandivali East. The severity of the rain reduced late at night," said Ingle.
On Tuesday, Ingle reported to paintings as standard when any individual informed him of a video being posted on Facebook, that includes him. Ingle does not have social media accounts and had no clue what the video was once about until his superiors summoned him and congratulated him.
"I come from a farmer's family and have working in pounding rain is not new to me," said the cop, who has served with the Mumbai Police for the past 23 years.
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