Just a few days ago, due to heavy downpour in Maharashtra, the Tiware dam in Ratnagiri district breached causing a flood-like situation in seven villages. Due to the dam breach, 12 houses in the area adjacent to the dam had washed away and the incident has claimed 18 lives so far.

Maharashtra Water Conservation Minister Tanaji Sawant on Ratnagiri's Tiware dam breach: There were no leakages earlier. As large number of crabs have gathered around the dam & leakages happened. Locals had brought the issue to our notice & our department acted on it. (July 4) pic.twitter.com/YpXhdf2qm8

— ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2019

Commenting on the same and suggesting a bizarre theory, Shiv Sena Minister in Maharashtra, Tanaji Sawant said that crabs are responsible for the dam burst incident in Ratnagiri which has claimed 18 lives so far. While speaking to the media, the Water Conservation Minister claimed that there were no breaches in the ill-fated Tiware Dam earlier with the reservoir storing water for the past 15 years.