Watch: IIT Roorkee's own Titanic? Students ferry across flooded campus on plank
Heavy rain has left parts of IIT Roorkee waterlogged, leading to an unusual sight. A video shows students and staff crossing flooded campus roads on a wooden plank steered with long sticks, complete with Titanic's My Heart Will Go On playing in the background, adding an unexpected comic touch.
The monsoon has brought flooding to many parts of North India. At IIT Roorkee, it has also produced a scene straight out of a movie.
A video recorded on the campus shows a group of people travelling across a flooded stretch on a large wooden plank instead of walking through knee-deep water. Two people stand at either end, using long sticks to steer the makeshift raft, while others, some holding umbrellas, balance on top as they make their way across the waterlogged road.
Adding the perfect finishing touch is the background music: My Heart Will Go On from Titanic.
FLOODED CAMPUS, CREATIVE COMMUTE
Check out the full video here:
The video was shared by Gangmei Gaichunglu, an IIT Roorkee student, who said the journey was from her hostel area to the department building for classes.
The visuals suggest that this improvised arrangement was being used to help people cross heavily waterlogged sections of the campus without wading through the floodwater.
NORTH INDIA BATTERED BY HEAVY RAIN
The clip comes after two days of intense rainfall across North India. Heavy showers have caused widespread waterlogging and flooding in parts of Uttarakhand, Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, with authorities issuing weather alerts and responding to rain-related disruptions. The IIT Roorkee campus was among the places affected by the downpour.
While the rains have disrupted daily life in several regions, the plank ride at IIT Roorkee has added a memorable monsoon moment. Between umbrellas, wooden poles and a Titanic soundtrack, the flooded campus briefly looked less like an engineering institute and more like a slow-moving boat ride. Venice, anyone?
The monsoon has brought flooding to many parts of North India. At IIT Roorkee, it has also produced a scene straight out of a movie.
A video recorded on the campus shows a group of people travelling across a flooded stretch on a large wooden plank instead of walking through knee-deep water. Two people stand at either end, using long sticks to steer the makeshift raft, while others, some holding umbrellas, balance on top as they make their way across the waterlogged road.
Adding the perfect finishing touch is the background music: My Heart Will Go On from Titanic.
FLOODED CAMPUS, CREATIVE COMMUTE
Check out the full video here:
The video was shared by Gangmei Gaichunglu, an IIT Roorkee student, who said the journey was from her hostel area to the department building for classes.
The visuals suggest that this improvised arrangement was being used to help people cross heavily waterlogged sections of the campus without wading through the floodwater.
NORTH INDIA BATTERED BY HEAVY RAIN
The clip comes after two days of intense rainfall across North India. Heavy showers have caused widespread waterlogging and flooding in parts of Uttarakhand, Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, with authorities issuing weather alerts and responding to rain-related disruptions. The IIT Roorkee campus was among the places affected by the downpour.
While the rains have disrupted daily life in several regions, the plank ride at IIT Roorkee has added a memorable monsoon moment. Between umbrellas, wooden poles and a Titanic soundtrack, the flooded campus briefly looked less like an engineering institute and more like a slow-moving boat ride. Venice, anyone?
