Yamuna creates history again by forming Yamuna Pulin
1500 residents have been rescued by boats
2025.09.05 (Vrindavan Today News): Rising waters of the Yamuna River have inundated large parts of Vrindavan, submerging streets, neighborhoods, and ghats, and forcing thousands to flee their homes.
The river, swelling at an alarming pace, has flooded colonies, temples, and the iconic ghats. Authorities reported that over 1,500 residents have been rescued by boats and relocated to safer shelters. Police and emergency teams are on round-the-clock duty to prevent accidents in submerged localities.
Many families spent sleepless nights on rooftops as water entered their homes. Women, children, the elderly, and the sick have been particularly vulnerable. “Every affected person is being shifted to secure places, and arrangements for food and water have been made,” assured District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh, urging residents to cooperate with relief teams and ignore rumors.
Keshi Ghat, a central site for rituals and daily aarti, is now underwater. All the ghats including Cheer Ghat, Bhramar Ghat, Shringar Ghat, Govind Ghat, Jagannath Ghat etc. are inundated. Yamuna creates history again by reaching Gyan Gudri to form Yamuna Pulin. The devotees performed Arati of Yamuna at Gyan Gudri. Creation of Yamuna Pulin is religiously significant for the Vrindavan vaishnavas. It is believed that Yamuna joins the gopis at Gyan Gudri where they gave a discourse filled with profound devotion and deep affection for Shri Krishna, offering him lessons in selfless love and spiritual wisdom that transcended Uddhava’s scholarly knowledge.
Devotees and saints were seen navigating the holy town in boats, a sight both alarming and surreal. The flooding has sparked widespread concern, disrupting normal life and raising fears of further displacement if water levels continue to rise. With the Yamuna still swelling, officials remain on high alert, coordinating large-scale relief and rescue operations across the region.
