NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST...
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My Father was a #CivilServant ...Papa made it a point that his field visits incorporated travelling and learning for us..so he took us along. This happened somewhere in 90's during one of his postings in Moradabad. Weekends was #WorkTravel for him and #funtravel for us.It was August and was raining. We were headed to #Haridwar. The whole family, Driver and a TI(traffic Inspector)all were decked up in one ambassador..🚗🚗🚗
Haridwar was some 30kms far now, when it started to rain..there was visible heavy downpour on the mountains..and the #FlashRiver called #RAPTA started flowing...🌊🌊
When it rains on mountains the water 🌊🌊 in voracious..turbulent..terrible form comes roaring down on roads...🌀🌀🌀
In less than an hour there exists no sign of road..there is a 4feet deep and more than 24 feet in breath Roaring River gushing down eating all what comes in its way...trees..boulders..cars..🍃🍃🍃
It can exist for few hours or for a day depending upon how long the rain persists.🏞️🏞️🏞️
First a JEEP slowly crossed it...then went in a TOURIST BUS🚌🚌🚌.. Finally my father decided we'll also cross it..🌬️🌬️
Our AMBASSADOR dived in too..It slowly manouvered cutting the terrific current..just as it reached the mid of the breath ,the engines ceased...😨😨😨
As compared to Jeep and the Bus...engines of Ambassador are placed at low height..so water got into it..
Plus the water amount in the river was increasing every minute...🌀🌀
Panic and Fear engulfed US...The current started pushing the Car 🚗🚗 towards the #trough...All elders jumped out and pushed the car..to no avail..😭😭
The Car kept sliding ...still ready to go down any moment..😨😨
The tourists of the 🚌 bus who had successfully crossed the River, came to our rescue ...
Shouting "Har har Mahadev".......
And now Twenties pushed the Car successfully out of the #FlashRiver...
VOILA ...We were ALIVE..😪😪
Life just like this journey ..
is full of crests n troughs...
turbulence n peace..
A moment we Exist..n... other we dont..🍃🍃
TRAVEL MAKES ONE MODEST. YOU SEE WHAT A TINY PLACE YOU OCCUPY IN THE 🌎🌎 WORLD....
Pls let me know if you want more of such real stories..😎😎😎
Tanuja Chouhan
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