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Updated: Jun 14, 2018 18:11 IST

A photo of an IAS officer from Manipur standing in waist-deep water and spearheading rescue operations in flood-hit area of Imphal has gone viral on social media.

Flood control secretary, Deleep Singh, who is seen helping flood victims defying the extreme rain, is being hailed as a hero with his photo being widely shared on Twitter and other social media websites.

Deleep singh IAS secretary flood control in blue shirt on the job in flood hit Manipur pic.twitter.com/AJr2tbEC3X — siddharth devverman (@dev63) June 13, 2018

“That’s the best picture I’ve seen in a while. We need more officers like him. Always felt the north eastern people had something more to offer to the society,” tweeted one user.

The photo featuring the IAS officer was first posted on Twitter by Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, who is also supervising the repair work on river banks that were damaged due to the downpour.

Torrential rains in the past 48 hours have wreaked havoc in northeastern states, claiming four lives in Tripura and Manipur, disrupting rail services in Assam and rendering thousands homeless across the northeast region.

Take a look at some of the reactions on Twitter

That's the best picture I've seen in a while. We need more officers like him. Always felt the north eastern people had something more to offer to the society. — Shyam (@shyam_trivedi) June 14, 2018

Pictures of IAS officer Deleep Singh along within Water Resources Minister Letpao Haokip get into waist deep water to spearhead flood relief efforts in Manipur are storming the net. if these arent heroes, then who are?#UnitedByCulture #humanity pic.twitter.com/xj8gUpo8q6 — Geetika Swami (@SwamiGeetika) June 14, 2018

Always a pleasure to see such amazing people serving our Nation.

Hats off to one such #UnsungHero IAS officer Deleep Singh for serving the common in flood hit #Manipur. pic.twitter.com/ddr9EEFx9j — Boman Irani (@bomanirani) June 14, 2018

Recently a video went viral where the Dutch PM cleaned floor after he spilled coffee; this is no less! These are small things that anyone who is capable & in position to do, should do. Keep inspiring Mr. Dileep. https://t.co/rSKVEoC562 — Ashwani Singh (@Ashwani_KS) June 14, 2018