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Indian Express
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘Greater Agartala' master plan almost ready; Mayor Dipak Majumder says document will help finalise metro routes
The Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Friday announced it will develop 'Greater Agartala' comprising 51 wards of the civic body and 49 gram panchayats. Speaking to reporters after an official meeting, Agartala Mayor Dipak Majumder said the master plan for extending the city was almost ready. He added that the concept of 'Greater Agartala' was being formulated keeping in mind the requirements of the city for the next 20 years. 'There was no master plan for Agartala city in the past. The first master plan started being developed after the BJP-led government was formed in the state (in 2018). The first step in that direction was completed today. This will help with finalising routes for metro services, overbridge sites, roads, or suitable sites for industrial areas in and around the city in the future. All these aspects will be marked in the master plan,' Majumder said. The current Agartala city was founded in 1838 by the then monarch Maharaja Krishna Kishore Manikya Bahadur. The municipality was formed in 1871 under Maharaja Chandra Manikya, with AWB Power, who was the British Political Agent for Hill Tipperah, appointed as the chairman. The last major expansion of the Agartala municipal area was carried out during the tenure of former chief minister Manik Sarkar in 2004, when the civic limits increased from 16.012 sq km to 62.02 sq km.
Indian Express
01-06-2025
- Climate
- Indian Express
Large tracts of land submerged, over 7,000 shifted to relief camps as heavy showers, thunderstorms continue to pound Tripura
Showers and thunderstorms ravaged large parts of North Tripura, Unakoti, Dhalai, Sepahijala, and West Tripura districts in the last 24 hours, inundating several regions in the state, Tripura officials said on Sunday. Bodhjungnagar in West Tripura district alone received 198.5 mm of rainfall in the last 48 hours. Speaking to this publication, a senior official of the Revenue Department said the heavy spells of rain damaged several houses and led to the uprooting of trees. A total of 7,109 people from 1,623 families have been shifted to 34 relief camps set up by the government. All roads blocked by uprooted trees were cleared by the Forest Department, local administration, and disaster management volunteers within a short time, the official informed. Pratapgarh, Aralia, Radhanagar, Pragati Road, Jogendranagar, Masterpara, Sukanta Palli, Noagaon, Bitterban slum, and many other areas in Agartala and adjoining areas of Sadar sub-division in West Tripura district were badly hit as River Haora crossed the danger level at 11 am on Sunday. As per disaster management authorities, the danger level for River Haora is 10.50 metre and the critical danger level is 11 metre, whereas the river was flowing at 10.92 metre on Sunday morning. River Juri and River Kakri in Dharmanagar of North Tripura district also crossed the critical level on Sunday morning. All other rivers in the state were found flowing below the expected flood level. Images and videos of cars and houses submerged in flood water have gone viral on social media. However, Agartala Mayor Dipak Majumder assured citizens that the municipal authorities were working around the clock to drain out flood water and urged them not to get anxious and follow government instructions. The weather forecast on Sunday said light to moderate rainfall and thundershowers are very likely in all districts of Tripura in the next 24 hours. Thunderstorms with winds reaching 40-50 Kmph are also expected at a few places. Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, who is visiting flood-affected areas on Sunday, posted on social media, 'Incessant rains for the past two days have flooded various parts of West Tripura district. About 1,300 families have taken shelter in government shelter houses. The government is keeping a close watch on the flooded areas. District administration has deployed NDRF/SDRF, Civil Volunteers, and other agencies in various areas. Water has accumulated in different areas of Agartala, water pumps are also running. People in flooded areas are also requested to follow government instructions and take shelter in safe places.' The floods last year cost 38 lives apart from affecting over 17 lakh people, and causing estimated damages worth Rs 15,000 crore. Over two lakh people were shifted to 889 relief camps across the state as flood waters submerged large tracts in all eight districts.
