Schools, colleges reopen in Tripura week after they were shut down due to flood; relief funds pour in from different states

In their preliminary assessment, the Education department said it has incurred losses to the tune of Rs 11 crore, including properties and infrastructures, to floods and landslides. However, the Amarpur sub-division in Gomati district and South Tripura district have been excluded from the estimation.

The Tripura government had last week announced to keep all educational institutions closed for an indefinite period due to the heavy rain that caused flooding and landslides throughout the state.

Meanwhile, help has flowed in from different states such as Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Assistance from the Tripura Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, MP Local Area Development Fund etc are also being pumped in to help in the rescue and relief efforts.

CM Dr. Manik Saha said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav announced Rs 10 crore and Rs 20 crore relief, respectively, for Tripura.

Former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and Tripura ruling alliance partner TIPRA Motha party founder and royal scion-turned-politician Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma also donated funds for relief.

As an immediate measure, the Central Government had earlier released a Rs 40 crore package to carry out rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations in the flood-hit areas of the state.

Based on preliminary estimates, the Tripura government has calculated around Rs 1,500 crore damage due to the widespread floods which resulted in 26 deaths and over 1.3 lakh people being sheltered in relief camps during the peak of the flood situation. Massive damages to crops, roads, power transmission network and other infrastructural damages have also been recorded.