Uttarakhand Rain Alert: Tamsa River Overflows In Dehradun; 7 Districts On Yellow Alert | Check Forecast

The impact of torrential rainfall continues to be felt across Uttarakhand, with several areas witnessing waterlogging, rising river levels and rain-related disruptions. On Sunday, the Tamsa River in Dehradun overflowed again, sweeping away a dumper near the Umedpur roundabout.

Yellow Alert Issued In Seven Districts

According to a weather department warning, light to moderate rains and thunderstorms are expected to occur in most parts of the hill state on Sunday. A yellow warning was issued in isolated parts, and heavy rains are expected in Dehradun, Tehri, Pithoragarh, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Pauri and Bageshwar.

#WATCH | Dehradun, Uttarakhand: Due to continuous heavy rainfall since last night, the Tamasa River, which flows through the premises of Dehradun’s famous and historic Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, is in spate pic.twitter.com/lbcrMHN1fU

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Meanwhile, due to another rain-related accident, a large portion of an old mango tree had fallen opposite the main entrance of the old historical Sri Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple around 3 am on Sunday.

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The incident damaged three vehicles, disrupted power supply and road traffic. As the incident occurred during the early hours, no casualties were reported. Officials noted that the situation could have been much more serious had the tree fallen during the day.

Later, the disaster control room was informed, and one part of the tree was cut and removed to allow traffic to flow smoothly, but the power supply was disrupted in the region.

With the last Monday of Sawan approaching and a procession to Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple scheduled for August 26, there have been calls for the administration to restore electricity and clear the remaining portion of the tree as soon as possible.

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On Sunday morning, on the contrary, there had been a sharp increase in the flow of the Tamsa River flowing in Tapkeshwar temple, thus leading to briefly preventing access to the Santoshi Mata temple. Later, the river level went down, and the region suffered no damage.

Yogacharya Dr Bipin Joshi, founder of the Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Yoga Mandir Tapkeshwar, said traffic was restored after part of the tree was removed, but the power supply was still affected. He also appealed to devotees to avoid going near the riverbanks amid the rising water levels.