Heavy rains ravage Tripura: Seven dead in landslides, two missing amid flooding
rainfall in Tripura over the past 48 hours, seven people have died from landslides and drowning, and two individuals are still missing.
Water levels in rivers across Tripura have risen significantly, leading to flooding in many areas. Notably, Bagafa (375.8 mm), Belonia (324.4 mm) in South Tripura, and Amarpur (307.1 mm) in Gomati experienced exceptionally high rainfall in the last 24 hours. As a result, South Tripura and Gomati have been severely affected, with four rivers—Howrah, Dhalai, Muhuri, and Khowai—flowing above dangerous levels.
Chief Minister Manik Saha is regularly monitoring the flood situation from New Delhi.
The district administration has set up 183 relief camps to shelter 5,607 affected families across the state. This includes 24 camps in West Tripura, 68 in Gomati, 30 in South Tripura, and 39 in Khowai. The remaining camps are spread across the other four districts.
The state government is closely monitoring the situation at both district and state levels, with District Magistrates (DMs) overseeing operations locally, and the Secretary (RR & DM) and Chief Secretary handling state-level coordination. SDMs, as well as officers from various departments including RD (BDOs), Water Resources, Power, PWD (R&B), Forest, Police, Fire Service, and Paramilitary Forces, are working round the clock to mitigate the flood's impact and provide relief and rescue operations.
Heavy and extreme rainfall has triggered landslides in many areas, causing road blockades due to fallen trees. These obstructions are
