Residents of a village in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district on Saturday stood in water as they hoisted the Tricolour on the occasion of India's 74th Independence Day celebrations.
Several districts of the state have remained in danger as a flood-like situation continues to build.
Locals of Sirauligauspur tehsil in Barabanki, 50 kilometres from state capital Lucknow, gathered at an upper primary school to hoist the national flag with water almost reaching up to their knees. Similar celebrations were also seen at the government school in Tilwari village.
The villagers hoisted the flag and sang the national anthem, following the guidelines of social distancing.
Jagpal Singh Suryavanshi, a resident of Tilwari village, said, “The teachers posted here came for the flag-hoisting ceremony but after seeing the flood waters they could not do so. Sahab Deen, who works as a cook in the school, said they hoisted the flag for the first time since earlier it was done by teachers.
The flag was also hoisted at a primary school in Sanawan village in Sirauligauspur in similar conditions.
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