Oh, the irony: Video shows Institute of Town Planners India flooded after Delhi rain

Social media is having a field day with a viral video which shows water being pumped out of the Institute of Town Planners India building in Delhi.

Updated on: Aug 1, 2024, 17:02:46 IST

By Sanya Jain

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Social media is having a field day with a viral video which shows water being pumped out of the Institute of Town Planners India building in Delhi. Located in central Delhi, the Institute of Town Planners India, as the name suggests, is an “organisation focused on economic, scientific and artistic development of towns, cities and rural areas in India.”

A viral video shows the Institute of Town Planners India flooded (X/ANI)

Like many other places in Delhi, it witnessed flooding on Wednesday after a spell of heavy rainfall lashed the city. However, given that the entire building is dedicated to town planning and planners, social media did not take kindly to the sight of water being pumped out of the building.

News agency ANI shared a clip, which has since gone viral, which shows people standing in ankle-deep water inside the Institute of Town Planners India building in Delhi. A security guard was seen using a hose to pump water out.

“Delhi | Water is being pumped out as it enters the building of the Institute of Town Planners India. Delhi received heavy rainfall and the national capital is witnessing waterlogging issues at several places,” ANI captioned the now-viral video.

The jokes write themselves

The irony of a planning institute being flooded with water was not lost on social media. The video sparked much amusement on X, where it has racked up nearly 2.4 million views in the space of a few hours.

X user Sayantan Ghosh asked “How will speculative fiction ever compete with reality in this country?”

“Town planners! They can't even plan their own building; how will they build the infrastructure?” asked one X user.

“Even the office of Town Planners is affected by flooding. Imagine what will happen to other offices?” another wrote.

“Institute of town planners, pretty ironic ehh,” a person wrote with a laughing face emoji.

(Also read: Indigo’s cheerful announcement of flight disruptions due to Delhi rain doesn't amuse X)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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