In the wake of severe monsoon flooding, schools across Agartala, Tripura have been transformed into emergency relief shelters for displaced families. Over 10,000 residents across the state have been relocated to safer grounds, with authorities scrambling to manage the crisis under persistent heavy rains.
School Shelters in Action
Ambedkar School: Hosting 130 families, totaling 464 flood refugees.
Vivekananda School: Currently sheltering 220 individuals.
The Tripura administration, guided by Chief Minister Manik Saha, is ensuring the availability of food, clean drinking water, electricity, medical care, and nutrition for children. Medical teams are actively monitoring the elderly and distributing essential medicines. Relief efforts have so far proceeded without disruption.
Voices from the Camps
Victims expressed gratitude for immediate aid but echoed a common plea for long-term relocation and flood-proof housing:
“We are getting food, electricity, medicine but we live this nightmare every monsoon,” said Gita Deb, who has taken shelter at Ambedkar School for the past three days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert across all districts on June 1 after 48 hours of relentless downpours triggered by intense moisture incursion. The flooding has severely disrupted transport links and inundated low-lying areas.
Councillor Abhijit Mallik confirmed Chief Minister Saha’s recent visit to the relief camps, where he ordered seamless coordination of services. “We are following CM’s instructions. Food and medicine for adults and children are being provided regularly. The situation is under control,” he said.
With continued rainfall forecast, Tripura remains on high alert. The demand for permanent solutions from flood-resilient housing to relocation policies grows louder as communities brace for more monsoon-related hardship.