WATCH | BMC Official Takes Mouthful Of Sanitiser Instead Of Water Accidently; Video Goes Viral

The incident happened during the presentation of Budget in Mumbai where BMC Joint Municipal Commissioner Ramesh Pawar was to read and table the civic body's annual education budget.

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Mumbai: In a video going viral, BMC Joint Municipal Commissioner Ramesh Pawar can be seen accidentally drinking hand sanitiser instead of water. 

During the presentation of Budget in Mumbai, BMC Joint Municipal Commissioner Ramesh Pawar who was about to read and table the civic body's annual education budget - accidentally took a mouthful of sanitiser from a bottle near him, instead of water.

The video is going viral with various reactions pouring in. 

As he consumes the hand sanitiser, people in the background seem to have noticed the mistake and promptly appear to help him.

Clarifying the incident, BMC Jt Commissioner Ramesh Pawar said: "I thought that I should drink water before starting my speech so I lifted the bottle and drank. Bottles of water and sanitiser kept there, were similar. So it happened. As soon as I drank it, I realised the mistake and didn't gulp it all the way down".

However, as always, funny reactions were quick to arrive. Here are a few of them:

However, in a serious instance, 12 minor kids were administered oral drops of hand sanitizer on Sunday instead of the polio vaccine dose in a government primary health centre in Yavatmal district. All the children were aged between 1-5. They were then discharged from the hospital after three days of treatment. Following this, the government is reported to have suspended at least three nurses and other officials for the negligence of duty.