India, July 10 -- Severe rainfall has battered various parts of India, bringing cities to a standstill and causing rampant waterlogging. While urban flooding usually brings frustration and traffic gridlocks, people at IIT Roorkee decided to tackle the deluge with a dash of classic ingenuity.

A video from the institute has surfaced online, leaving social media users thoroughly amused. The viral clip captures the moment a group of people managed to navigate the heavily flooded roads surrounding their campus using a "makeshift boat."

"Kasturba Bhawan boat service," reads the caption of a video posted on the Instagram page "phd_baddie".

Kasturba Bhawan is a girls' hostel in IIT Roorkee. It was established as a two-floor building in 2006. L...