Overview

• Rain‑loosened debris from the Garhgad/Kukra Khad gorge dammed the Yamuna near Syana Chatti, creating a temporary lake that swamped ground floors of homes and hotels.
• Authorities evacuated about 255 people and put nearby villages on alert as the rising water threatened the Syanchatti motor bridge on the Yamunotri highway.
• SDRF and NDRF teams, along with irrigation and PWD crews, are attempting controlled drainage with boats deployed and a helipad prepared as the Central Water Commission monitors levels.
• Officials say water is escaping along one side but marshy ground is blocking full channelisation, with levels receding only partially by up to about a metre in places.
• Residents staged waist‑deep demonstrations alleging slow action, while power was cut and medical teams, ambulances and community kitchens supported evacuees.