New Delhi. In Sahastradhara in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand, there has been a huge havoc due to cloudburst this morning. Shops nearby were swept away in the water flood. The famous Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple of the city is submerged in water. The disappearance of two people is reported, they are being searched. NDRF, SDRF and administration are engaged in relief and rescue. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami himself is inspecting the spot and meeting the victims. At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah took cognizance of the incident and talked to CM Dhami on the phone and took stock of the situation and said all possible help from the Center.
Nature’s Beauty Carries Its Own Fury.
Last Night in Sahstradhara, Dehradun, The Gentle Streams Turned INTO A Furious River. A Sudden #Cloudburst Washed Away the Calm and Left Fear in its place. I Pray the Missing Return Safely and the Mountains Find Their Silence Again.
pic.twitter.com/ahgjh8ni2x– Yash Tiwari (@Dryashtiwari) September 16, 2025
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah received information on the telephone and assured all possible cooperation on the situation arising out of excess rainfall. During this, he was informed about the relief and rescue operations being done in the affected areas. I express my heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister and Home Minister, with your guidance and cooperation, relief and rescue work is being conducted at a greater pace. I myself am conducting terrestrial inspection of overflow affected areas. In this difficult time of disaster, we are standing with full commitment with the affected families and providing them all possible help.
In this difficult situation of disaster, relief and rescue operations are being conducted on a war footing. We are committed to the safety of every victim’s family. pic.twitter.com/8RCXPVFMFMF1
– Pushkar Singh Dhami (@PushKardhami) September 16, 2025
The Chief Minister said that relief and rescue operations are being conducted on a war footing. We are committed to the safety of every victim’s family. Instructions have been given to ban the passengers from the disaster affected families to be transported to safe places and tourists on the path of landslide. Let us tell you that Sahastradhara is a famous tourist destination of Dehradun and a large number of people come here to visit.