Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday called up Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha to take stock of the flood situation in the state and assured him of all assistance from the Centre. Tripura is witnessing heavy rains which has resulted in flooding, landslide in the state.
Amit Shah assures full support
Taking to X, the Home Minister wrote on X, “Spoke with CM Tripura, @DrManikSaha2 Ji, and took stock of the flood situation in the state. The Centre is rushing teams of NDRF, apart from boats and helicopters to the state to assist the local government in relief and rescue operations.”
He added, “The Modi government firmly stands with our sisters and brothers in Tripura during this hour of crisis.”
Spoke with CM Tripura, @DrManikSaha2 Ji, and took stock of the flood situation in the state. The Centre is rushing teams of NDRF, apart from boats and helicopters, to the state to assist the local government in relief and rescue operations. Assured of all possible assistance from…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 22, 2024
Death toll due to flood-related incidents
According to a PTI report, the flood-related incidents in the state have resulted in 10 deaths, with one person still missing since Sunday. The report also added that over 32,000 people have taken shelter in 330 relief camps due to heavy rainfall.
Currently, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and central paramilitary units, including the Assam Rifles, are actively involved in the rescue and relief operations in the impacted regions.
Water level in all major rivers crosses danger level mark
Earlier on Wednesday, a government release said that, “Due to excessive rainfall since Sunday, the water level in all major rivers has already crossed the danger mark flooding several areas. Ten people killed in landslides and flood-related incidents since Sunday. The state witnessed as many as 1,900 landslides causing disruption in road connectivity.”
CM announces closure of schools, colleges
In a tweet, the CM said, “Due to the current flood situation, it has been decided that all educational institutions, including Government, Government-aided, and private(Schools, Colleges and State run universities) will remain closed until further notice. A formal notification will be issued shortly.”
𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
Due to the current flood situation, it has been decided that all educational institutions, including Government, Government-aided, and private(Schools, Colleges and State run universities) will remain closed until further notice. A…
— Prof.(Dr.) Manik Saha (@DrManikSaha2) August 22, 2024
Orange alert for heavy rains
The India Meteorological Department predicted heavy Rainfall over Tripura during 19 to 22 August with Exceptional Heavy Rainfall over West Tripura on 22 August. In another update, the weather department on August 22 said, “Low Pressure Area over north Bangladesh likely to cause very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over Assam and Meghalaya and Tripura during next 2 days.”