PM assures all help to Tripura during unprecedented flood situation

By  Firstdespatch Desk   Aug 26, 2024

Agartala, Aug 26 (FD) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday once further assured Tripura Chief Minister of all support in the devastating floods, incessant rains and landslides.

Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday apprised the Prime Minister and Home Minister over the phone about the flood situation in Tripura.

Dr Saha on Saturday said that as per preliminary assessment, the damage to the properties, crops and infrastructure amounted to around Rs 15,000 crore, which could rise further after final assessment.

In a post on X, CM Saha said, “Spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, spelling out all the details of the flood situation in the state. He assured full support to the people of Tripura in this hour of crisis. We are extremely grateful to the Prime Minister for his kind gesture to the people of Tripura.”

The CM, in another post on X said, “Spoke to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and apprised him of the latest situation arising out of the unprecedented natural calamity of floods in the state. He assured of continued all out support to the state government. He also informed that the Union government would be sending a team to Tripura immediately to take stock of the situation. Grateful to the Home Minister for instantly coming to the aid of the people of Tripura in this hour of crisis.”

The deluge that began since August 19 last started improving since Monday with the water receding in many places even as 1.17 lakh people are still in 525 relief camps in various districts.

Official sources said, water is not flowing above danger level in any river except in Gomati. However, in Gomati also, the water has come down considerably. FD JK