"MAN VS WILD" WITH BERRY GRYLLS AND PM MODI

PM Modi to feature with Berry Grylls in the show called "Man Vs Wild".

The Discovery Channel on Friday released a sneak peek of a special episode of Man Vs Wild featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he embarks on an adventure with the show's host Bear Grylls across Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhannd.

The show, scheduled to air on August 12 on the Discovery Network, consisting 12 Discovery channels in India, at 9 pm will show a glimpse of PM Modi's "love for the environment", as he would share his "childhood incidents spent amidst nature", a press release issued by Discovery said.

The sneak peek, which is 4.23 minutes long, shows PM Modi traversing in the wilderness with the British TV adventurer and sailing on a boat while throwing light on issues ranging from environmental conservation, preserving and embracing nature to cleanliness in India.

"It was good to be reminded that as a world leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is calm in crisis," Grylls said in an interview to news agency ANI.

, in the middle of a crisis, was an example of calm and cheerfulness, said the host of 'Man vs Wild' and adventure junkie ahead of the premiere of his special episode with the Prime Minister.