New Delhi: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected the affected areas in Sarkhet village in Dehradun's Raipur where a cloudburst incident was reported on Saturday. Dhami ordered the State Disaster Management Department and other administrative officials to be on alert mode in a view of the devastation following heavy rainfall in the Garhwal division including Dehradun. "Our disaster management team, SDRF teams and 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," Dhami said. A cloudburst occurred in Raipur block in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand in the early hours of Saturday. We've received reports of water entering various premises & damage to roads in many areas; SDRF & NDRF carrying out relief & rescue and restoration operations: Commandant Mani Ram Mishra, SDRF Dehradun#Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/pU532eDduy — ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2022 The cloudburst was reported by locals at 2.45 am on Saturday in Sarkhet village in Raipur block. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team rushed to the spot after getting information. The Chief Minister also directed all the concerned departments to reach the affected areas. "All the people stuck in the village were rescued while some took shelter in a resort nearby," said SDRF. "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 of Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Yoga Temple and Tapkeshwar Mahadev has been lost, the pool has also been damaged. By the grace of God, there has been no loss of life or property," said Acharya Bipin Joshi, the founder of the temple.
