Trending: UP cop worships flooded home in Prayagraj; video goes viral

Nishad, who is a natural-level swimmer, has gone viral for making an unusually cheerful response to the flooding.

A cop of Uttar Pradesh has recently been garnering a lot of headlines and has gone viral on the internet for his light-hearted take on the floods in Prayagraj, UP. Heavy rainfall has battered Prayagraj, leaving large parts of the city underwater. While most residents were left grappling with damage and disruption, one man, Sub-Inspector Chandradeep Nishad, decided to turn it into light humour, which has amused netizens.

Chandradeep Nishad takes humour out of the Prayagraj floods.

Nishad, a former national-level swimmer, has gone viral on the internet with his unusually cheerful response to the flooding in Prayagraj. While water crept into homes and swamped roads, he stood waist-deep in water inside his own house, hands folded, offering flowers and prayers to what he saw not as destruction but as the divine arrival of the Ganga herself. In one of his clips, in uniform and seen as performing a puja in his submerged living room, he says, “Jai Ganga Maiya ki! Main dhann hogya maa, aap mere darwaaze pe dastak dene aayi” (Hail Mother Ganga! I am blessed, Mother, that you came knocking at my door).” The video thus far has garnered nearly 37 million views.

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Netizens react to the viral videos.

While many have praised Nishad’s spirit, others are raising valid concerns. One user wrote, “India is the only country which celebrates rivers by creating more water pollution! To respect holy rivers, we must clear their pathways, basins, stop dumping waste-water, and treat them like rivers…! Jai Hind, Jai Ganga!” Another wrote, “I understand it’s your emotions and immense respect for holy Ganga. But please, please don’t be an add-on. It’s already polluted enough.” One user joked, “Ganga ma home delivery kar rahi hai paap dhone ke liye.”