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Heavy rain swells Tamasa River, floods parts of Dehradun, Uttarakhand
✍️ The News Mill
🗓 30 Aug 2026, 01:18 PM
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Heavy rainfall caused the Tamasa River to overflow, flooding low‑lying areas of Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Heavy rain across Dehradun district has caused the Tamasa River to breach its banks, sending water into nearby neighborhoods.
The surge inundated low‑lying residential zones along the river, prompting local authorities to issue flood warnings for the affected areas.
Officials from the Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority have deployed rescue teams, are monitoring water levels and have urged residents to stay vigilant and avoid wading through floodwater.
The rising water has disrupted traffic on key roads adjacent to the river, and schools in the impacted localities have been temporarily closed as a precautionary measure.
The surge inundated low‑lying residential zones along the river, prompting local authorities to issue flood warnings for the affected areas.
Officials from the Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority have deployed rescue teams, are monitoring water levels and have urged residents to stay vigilant and avoid wading through floodwater.
The rising water has disrupted traffic on key roads adjacent to the river, and schools in the impacted localities have been temporarily closed as a precautionary measure.