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Tripura will revive nearly 250 waterfalls, state Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath said in Agartala on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting organised under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Nath said, “We are collecting data from the Rural Development Department, Forest Department, the Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency (TREDA), and other stakeholders to find out how many of these waterfalls are working and how many can be revived.”
He added that Tripura used to have over 250 waterfalls at some point in time and some of these are still active.
The minister also said the state was in a good position as far as groundwater reserves were concerned. “Assam, West Bengal, and many other states lift more groundwater than us. We have discussed ways to ensure that groundwater level is maintained and our surface water is utilised, and rainwater is harvested,” he added.
“We know most rivers flow northward in this part of the country. We want to retain water within the state so that future generations don’t suffer from any water shortage,” Nath further said.
Earlier in 2023, Tripura got its first-ever Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) groundwater treatment plant at Ushabazar in Agartala.
The plant, with a capacity of eight million litre per day, was built at a cost of Rs 78 crore with a smart water quality metre and remote control facilities to ensure purity of water.
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