Monsoon Fury: Cloudburst Strikes Uttarakhand's Dehradun, SDRF Pressed Into Action
Due to torrential rain, the Tamasa river flowing near the famous Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple in Dehradun took a formidable form.
New Delhi: In the early hours of Saturday, a cloudburst occurred in the Raipur block of Dehradun district in Uttrakhand. The incident was reported by the residents of Sarkhet village around 2:45 am after which the State Disaster Response Force or the SDRF rushed to the spot.
The SDRF team rescued the people stranded in the village, while the rest took shelter in a nearby resort, reported news agency ANI.
Dehradun, Uttarakhand | An incident of cloudburst was reported by locals at 2.45 am in Sarkhet village in Raipur block in Dehradun district. SDRF team was immediately rushed to the spot. All the people stuck in village were rescued while some took shelter in a resort nearby: SDRF
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 20, 2022
Due to incessant heavy rain, River Tamasa was in spate near Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple in Dehradun.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand: Flash-flood-like situation due to incessant torrential rainfall at Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple in Dehradun pic.twitter.com/Q43inmiVht
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2022
"Due to the continuous torrential rains since yesterday, the Tamasa river flowing near the famous Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple in Dehradun has taken a formidable form. Due to this, the contact between Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Yoga Temple and Tapkeshwar Mahadev has been lost, and the pool has also been damaged. By the grace of God, there has been no loss of life or property," Acharya Bipin Joshi, the founder of the temple told ANI.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed concern over the cloudburst incident and heavy rain in the state, and said he will try and reach the spot to take stock of the matter.
Our disaster management team, SDRF teams & other administration officials have reached the areas where heavy rains wreaked havoc overnight. I am also trying to reach the spot to inspect the rescue operations: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami pic.twitter.com/51R9rDHnZd
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 20, 2022
Commandant Manikant Mishra of SDRF Dehradun told ANI, "We've received reports of water entering various premises & damage to roads in many areas, SDRF & NDRF carrying out relief & rescue and restoration operations".
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Meanwhile, fairly widespread light to moderate showers with thunderstorms has been forecast by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) over Uttarakhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh on August 19-20. A similar weather forecast has been issued for Himachal Pradesh and western Uttar Pradesh over the weekend.
Moderate spells of rain are also expected in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab on Saturday. Rajasthan can expect rain from August 20-22. While south Haryana will receive rain on Sunday, according to the IMD forecast.
East Madhya Pradesh on 20th and over West Madhya Pradesh on 21st and East Rajasthan on 22nd August, 2022.
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) August 19, 2022
o Fairly widespread/widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand 19th & 20th. 5/7
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