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5-year-old girl drowns in pond in South Tripura after heavy rain

5-year-old girl drowns in pond in South Tripura after heavy rain

Indian Express11 hours ago
A five-year-old girl drowned in a pond in Tripura's Santirbazar area on Monday after heavy rain lashed South Tripura district, the revenue department's State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said in a report on Tuesday.
The SEOC identified the deceased girl as Alina Tripura, a resident of Srikanta Para of the Srikanta Bari ADC village under the Jolaibari RD block. Local people noticed her body in the pond and recovered it, according to the report.
The government has provided the deceased girl's family with Rs 5,000 as interim compensation, the SEOC added.
The rain had led to the water level rising in the Muhuri, Feni, and Lawgang rivers in South Tripura district.
However, according to latest reports, the water level is going down in all rivers in the area and relief camps are not needed.
Earlier this month, four cases of drowning were reported from West Tripura and Unakoti districts.
Nearly two weeks ago, over 800 people in South Tripura district had to shift to relief camps following incessant rain.
Last year, devastating floods cost 38 lives, affected over 17 lakh people, and caused damage worth Rs 15,000 crore in road connectivity, power transmission, flood management infrastructure, households, public infrastructure, livestock, and agriculture.
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