1. In Tripura, 48 hours of continuous rainfall has led to seven deaths, two missing persons, and around 5,607 displaced individuals.
2. Brijesh Pandey, Secretary of the Revenue Department, highlighted that river levels have surged due to the persistent rain, resulting in extensive flooding.
3. The rising water levels have prompted widespread displacement and ongoing relief efforts in the affected areas.
Agartala, Aug 20: In Tripura, continuous rainfall over the past 48 hours has resulted in seven deaths, two people missing, and approximately 5,607 individuals displaced.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Brijesh Pandey, Secretary of the Revenue Department, reported that the persistent rainfall has caused river levels to rise significantly, leading to widespread flooding.
The most severe rainfall has been recorded in Bagafa (375.8 mm) and Belonia (324.4 mm) in South Tripura District, and Amarpur (307.1 mm) in Gomati District over the last 24 hours.
“South Tripura and Gomati are severely affected,” Pandey noted. “As of 4:00 p.m., the Howrah, Dhalai, Muhuri, and Khowai rivers are flowing above the danger level.”
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha is closely monitoring the situation from New Delhi and will hold a review meeting on the floods this evening upon his return.
The District Administration has set up 183 relief camps to accommodate the 5,607 displaced individuals.
These include 24 camps in West Tripura, 68 in Gomati, 30 in South Tripura, and 39 in Khowai, with additional camps in other districts.
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Pandey stated that the District and Sub-Divisional administrations are providing essential services such as food, drinking water, and medical care at these camps. The situation is being overseen by district-level DMs, the Secretary (RR & DM), and the Chief Secretary at the state level.
“SDMs and officers from various departments, including RD (BDOs), Water Resources, Power, PWD, Forest, Police, Fire Service, and Paramilitary Forces, are working tirelessly to manage the flood impact and conduct relief and rescue operations. The extreme rainfall has also caused landslides and road blockades due to fallen trees, which are being cleared regularly,” Pandey explained.
Damage to homes and livestock has been reported, and field assessments are underway to address these issues and provide relief to affected families.
Seven fatalities have been confirmed: one in Khowai, five in South Tripura, and one in Gomati, due to landslides and drowning. Two individuals remain missing, one in Gomati and one in Khowai.
Over 200 teams from SDRF (TSR), NDRF, Civil Defence Volunteers, Aapda Mitra Volunteers, Fire and Emergency Services, Forest, TSECL, PWD (WR), PWD (R&B), and Agriculture departments are actively engaged in relief and rescue operations.
According to the IMD forecast, light to moderate rainfall is expected across all districts of Tripura for the next two days.
A red alert has been issued for South Tripura and an orange alert for the rest of the state.
