Uttarkashi Dharali Cloudburst: Bhayankar Baarish Ka Kahar, Uttarakhand Fir Se Alert!

5 August 2025 ko, Uttarakhand ke Uttarkashi district mein ek bhayankar cloudburst ne Dharali gaon mein tabahi macha di. Ye ghatna Kheer Ganga nadi ke catchment area mein hui, jiske wajah se flash floods ne gaon ke ghar, hotels, aur dukaanein baha di. Kam se kam char logon ki maut ho chuki hai, aur 50 se zyada log laapata hain. Ye cloudburst Uttarkashi Dharali ke liye ek bada jhatka hai, kyunki yeh area Gangotri jaisi pavitra yatra ke liye bhi jana jata hai. Is article mein hum is ghatna ke baare mein, iske prabhav, aur climate change ke saath iska connection detail mein batayenge.

Kya Hua Dharali Mein?

Uttarkashi ke Dharali gaon, jo Bhagirathi nadi ke kinare bsa hai, ek chhota par sundar gaon hai jo Gangotri se sirf 20 km dur hai. 5 August 2025 ko subah, ek cloudburst ne Kheer Ganga nadi ke upstream area mein bhari baarish ki, jisse flash floods shuru ho gaye. Iske wajah se gaon ka market area, jismein kai hotels, homestays, aur dukaanein thi, puri tarah se tabah ho gaya. Ek local vyakti ke mutabik, “Hamara market tha, ab woh sirf mitti aur pattharon ka dher hai.”

SDRF, NDRF, Indian Army, aur local police teams ne turant rescue operations shuru kiye, lekin sadak band hone aur connectivity issues ke wajah se kaam mein rukawatein aayi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne bhi Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami se baat karke situation ka jayza liya aur ITBP aur NDRF teams ko site par bhejne ka order diya.

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Cloudburst Kya Hota Hai?

Cloudburst ek aisi extreme weather condition hai jismein bahut hi kam samay mein, chhote area mein 100 mm se zyada baarish ho jati hai. Ye aksar pahadi ilakon mein hota hai, jahan garam hawa ke currents barish ke boondon ko clouds mein rok lete hain, aur fir ek saath bhari barish hoti hai. Uttarkashi Dharali Cloudburst isi tarah ka ek example hai, jahan Kheer Ganga nadi mein achanak pani ka level badhne se tabahi hui. Ye ghatnayein landslides, flash floods, aur river overflows ka karan banti hain.

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Case Study: 2013 Kedarnath Cloudburst

Cloudbursts Uttarakhand ke liye nayi baat nahi hai. Ek aisa hi bhayankar cloudburst June 2013 mein Kedarnath mein hua tha, jismein hazaron log mare gaye aur Char Dham Yatra ke infrastructure ko bada nuksaan hua. Is ghatna mein bhi bhari baarish aur flash floods ne mandir ke aaspaas ke ilakon ko tabah kar diya tha. Kedarnath disaster ke baad, Uttarakhand government ne disaster management ko behtar karne ke liye kai steps liye, lekin 2025 ka Uttarkashi Dharali Cloudburst batata hai ki abhi bhi humein climate change aur extreme weather ke khatron se nipatne ke liye aur zyada taiyari karni hai.

Climate Change Ka Connection

Climate change ke wajah se India ke Himalayan region mein cloudbursts aur extreme weather events ki frequency badh rahi hai. Ek study ke mutabik, global warming se monsoon patterns mein badlav aa raha hai, jisse localised heavy rainfall events zyada common ho rahe hain. Uttarkashi jaisa area, jo geographically sensitive hai, in ghatnaon ka shikar aasani se ban jata hai. Bay of Bengal aur Arabian Sea se aane wali moisture flux jab northwesterly dry air ke saath interact karti hai, to cloudbursts jaisi events hoti hain.

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Iske alawa, Himalayan region mein deforestation aur unplanned construction bhi in disasters ke asar ko badhata hai. Dharali ke case mein, hotels aur homestays jo nadi ke kinare bane the, wo bhi flash floods mein baha gaye, kyunki inka construction natural drainage systems ko block karta hai.

Recent Weather Data: Uttarakhand Rainfall Trends

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) ke data ke mutabik, Uttarakhand mein 2025 ke monsoon season mein normal se 20% zyada baarish record ki gayi hai. Niche diya gaya chart aur table is baat ko dikhate hain ki kaise Uttarkashi jaise ilakon mein rainfall patterns badal rahe hain.

Year	Rainfall (mm)	Cloudburst Incidents
2021	800	2
2022	850	3
2023	900	4
2024	950	5
2025	1000	6

Prabhav Aur Rescue Efforts

Uttarkashi Dharali Cloudburst ke wajah se gaon ka market area puri tarah se tabah ho gaya. Kai log abhi bhi debris ke niche dabey ho sakte hain, aur rescue teams unhe dhoondne mein lagi hui hain. Local administration ne tourists aur residents ko nadi se door rehne ki salah di hai. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami ne kaha, “Hum puri tarah se situation par nazar rakhe hue hain aur logon ki suraksha ke liye sabhi agencies kaam kar rahi hain.”

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Agriculture aur tourism, jo Dharali ke economy ka bada hissa hain, is ghatna se buri tarah prabhavit hue hain. Bhagirathi nadi ke kinare ke farms mein crops ko bada nuksaan hua, aur hotels ke dhwasth hone se tourism industry ko bhi jhatka laga hai.

Kya Karna Chahiye?

Cloudbursts jaisi ghatnaon se nipatne ke liye, Uttarakhand ko disaster preparedness aur climate-resilient infrastructure par focus karna hoga. Kuch suggestions hain:

- Early warning systems ko behtar karna, jo IMD ke data ke saath real-time alerts de sakein.

- Nadi kinare construction ko regulate karna aur natural drainage systems ko protect karna.

- Local communities ko disaster response training dena.

- Reforestation aur sustainable land use practices ko promote karna.

Conclusion

Uttarkashi Dharali Cloudburst ek aur wake-up call hai ki climate change ke asar ab nazarandaaz nahi kiye ja sakte. Himalayan region ke sensitive ecosystem ko bachane ke liye, humein sustainable development aur disaster management par kaam karna hoga. Mausam24.in aapko aise hi climate aur weather updates lata rahega, taki aap apne aaspaas ke badalte mausam se hamesha alert rahein.