Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday once again assured Tripura Chief Minister of all support in dealing with the devastating floods, 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.
The state has been devastated by catastrophic floods for the first time in over three decades.
The Home Minister informed the Chief Minister that a central team would soon visit the state to assess the damage and losses due to the floods and landslides.
CM Saha during an all-party meeting here on Saturday had informed 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 field 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.”
CM Saha and Home Minister Shah had earlier on a number of occasions discussed the heavy rain and floods that started in the state on August 19.
The overall flood situation in Tripura further improved on Monday with the water receding in many places even as 1.17 lakh people are still in 525 relief camps in various districts.
