Overview

• Authorities issued a red alert and evacuated all houses and hotels in Syanchatti, moving around 150 people to higher ground.
• Heavy rain sent debris and large boulders from a nearby stream into the Yamuna, blocking the channel and flooding ground floors of homes and lodgings.
• SDRF and NDRF units joined police, fire, irrigation and revenue teams on the scene, with the Barkot sub-divisional magistrate directing operations.
• The lake’s level is steadily rising toward the Syanchatti motor bridge on the Yamunotri highway, posing a risk to access for downstream communities and pilgrims.
• High water and swampy terrain are limiting the use of heavy machinery for breaching or channelising the blockage, and nearby villages remain on high alert.