Hyderabad, March 31 -- 'Tank Bund Shiva', known for saving hundreds of people who fell into the Hussain Sagar, received financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh from the Telangana government on Tuesday, March 31, after Chief Minister Revanth Reddy learnt about his financial struggles.

Shiva's son Venumadhav was also given a Home Guard job, and officials were asked to allocate a double-bedroom house for the family.

Meeting the Chief Minister on Tuesday, Shiva requested that a swimming pool be built near Tank Bund to provide employment opportunities, which the chief minister obliged, a release from the CMO stated.

'Tank Bund Shiva' is a lifeguard who has been saving lives and helping retrieve bodies from the Hussain Sagar for the past 25 years....