Tripura: Flood situation improves, CM orders relief materials for victims
The overall flood situation has slightly improved in Tripura even as over 40,000 people continue to remain stranded in 189 relief camps. CM Biplab Kumar Deb, who visited the worst-hit Kailashahar and Kumarghat subdivisions of Unakoti district yesterday, has called for a review meeting today with heads of PWD, Water Resources, Health and Family Welfare, said Sankar Chakraborty, Deputy Secretary of Revenue Department.
Two IAF choppers in service for distributing food, water, medicines
"The CM also asked the state officials to reach out to the marooned people with relief materials and medical-aids at the earliest," Chakraborty said. He added that two IAF choppers have already been pressed into service to distribute food, water, and medicines in "flood-battered" Kailashahar subdivision. "NDRF, Assam Rifles, Tripura State Rifles personnel are engaged in a search to find stranded victims," he said.
Rain damaged rail tracks, Lumding-Badarpur section remain suspended
An official of Northeast Frontier Railway said train services in Lumding-Badarpur section continue to remain suspended as landslides, triggered by heavy rain, damaged the tracks and tunnels on that route. "At present, work is in progress to reinstate services in the affected locations. As per preliminary estimates, the total restoration work is likely to take 2-3 days," the official added.
