A video clip where a thirsty elephant was seen stopping a water tanker enroute its procession during Hampi Utsav in Karnataka’s Bellary has gone viral.
This incident took place during a Shobha yatra (procession) to mark the beginning of the day-long Hampi Utsav on Friday.
In the clip, the giant is seen stopping a water tanker and gently signalling its driver to open the tanker lid to help quench its thirst.
At first the driver looks perturbed over the elephant coming towards him. But after explanation by the state’s Forest Minister Anand Singh’s son, Siddharth Singh, who was also present on the spot, that the elephant was asking him to open the lid, the driver then allowed the elephant to quench its thirst.
After quenching its thirst, the elephant moved ahead in a procession.
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In the clip, the elephant is seen stopping a water tanker and gently signaling its driver to open the tanker lid to help quench its thirst. At first the driver looks perturbed over the elephant coming towards him. But after explanation by the state’s Forest Minister Anand Singh’s son, Siddharth Singh, who was also present on the spot, that the elephant was asking him to open the lid, the driver then allowed the elephant to quench its thirst. After quenching its thirst, the elephant moved ahead. Due to covid, Karnataka had decided to cut short this year’s Hampi Utsav.
