DD Cameraman thanks PM Modi for saving his life [VIDEO]

The Doordarshan cameraman whose life was saved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the PM for "giving him a new life." Expressing gratitude, the cameraman said, " I was saved in the nick of time, want to thank PM Modi, this is like a new life for me," ANI quoted him as saying.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi averted a tragic accident during the inauguration of the SAUNI irrigation project in Jamnagar, Gujarat on Tuesday, by alerting the cameraman on time.

The cameraman, whose name has not been revealed, was standing near a spot close to the dam, when PM Modi spotted him, and alerted him to move away as the dam water would flow in a rush towards him.

He moved in the nick of time, thanks to the PM. However, the camera was washed away when the water was released at Aji Dam from the Narmada River.

Reports from ANI state that the camera and the tripod were recovered later and that the cameraman was safe.

The inauguration site of the project is located at Sanosara village near Dhroll. At least 10 dams and reservoirs have been built under the project, located at Rajkot, Jamnagar and Morbi. All the dams will soon be filled up with the Narmada River water.