A video of a policeman, in which he can be seen saving an infant from drowning, has gone viral on social media.
In the video, Govind Chavda, a cop in Vadodara, can be seen carrying a green tub with a 45-day-old baby inside, wading through flooded a street to hand it over to a rescue team.
The video was shared on Twitter by Dr Shamsher Singh, Additional DGP, Gujarat State on Thursday, 1 August.
Five people were killed and over 5,700 were evacuated from Vadodara city and surrounding areas in central Gujarat, which received nearly 500 mm of rains in 24 hours till the morning of Thursday, 1 August, PTI reported.
On Thursday, another video of crocodiles from the Vishwamitri river, which flows through the heart of Vadodara, swimming in the city’s water-logged streets had gone viral, creating panic and shock.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), two columns of the Army and the fire brigade have been pressed into service to help stranded people.
Twitterati Hail Cop for Brave Work
Several users took to Twitter to highlight the ‘dedication, humanity and courage’ shown by Chavda.
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