{"id":23861,"date":"2026-07-10T06:13:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/?p=23861"},"modified":"2026-07-10T06:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:15:24","slug":"flood-situation-worsens-in-kumarghat-1509-people-take-shelter-in-17-relief-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/flood-situation-worsens-in-kumarghat-1509-people-take-shelter-in-17-relief-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood Situation Worsens in Kumarghat; 1,509 People Take Shelter in 17 Relief Camps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tripura, July 10:<\/strong> The flood situation in Kumarghat subdivision of Tripura’s Unakoti district has turned increasingly alarming following several days of incessant rainfall. Rising water levels in the Manu and Deo rivers have inundated several low-lying areas, forcing hundreds of families to leave their homes and seek refuge in relief camps.

According to the Kumarghat Sub-Divisional Administration, 17 relief camps have been opened across the subdivision. At present, 1,509 people from 287 families are taking shelter in these camps.

Floodwaters have entered residential areas in Halaimura, Industry Para, Indira Colony, Tarapur, Taraninagar, and several other localities. Roads in many areas have also gone underwater, disrupting normal life and transportation.

Residents said the situation has deteriorated rapidly as continuous rainfall caused water levels to rise overnight. Many families were forced to evacuate with their livestock in the dark and move to safer locations.

Local resident Champa Dutta said floodwaters have submerged homes across Halaimura and Bhairabtali, affecting around 50\u201360 families, while roads have also been inundated.

Another resident, Sabita Shill, said floodwaters have reached the doorsteps of nearly every house, forcing dozens of families to move to relief camps. She added that although the area experienced flooding two to three years ago, this year’s flood is significantly worse.

Krishna Rudhra Paul said water levels began rising sharply from around 1:00\u20131:30 a.m., flooding homes and forcing residents to shift to relief camps set up at an Anganwadi Centre and a UDB School. He said local authorities and ward representatives had visited the area and announced evacuation measures.

Gopal Malakar described the situation as critical, saying families had to wade through neck-deep water as roads became impassable. He added that strong currents have made movement extremely dangerous, affecting around 20 families in his locality.

Resident Arnap Bhattacharjee said areas that were dry just a day earlier are now completely submerged. He claimed water levels continued to rise even after dawn, with hundreds of homes affected. Relief camps have been set up at schools, including KGCS School and the Girls’ School, while many displaced people have also taken shelter in the local market area.

The subdivision administration is closely monitoring the situation, with officials visiting affected areas and coordinating relief operations. Residents have been urged to remain alert and shift to safer places whenever necessary.

Authorities warned that if heavy rainfall continues and river levels rise further, the flood situation could worsen in the coming days. However, the administration has assured that all necessary measures are being taken to respond to the emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tripura, July 10: The flood situation in Kumarghat subdivision of Tripura’s Unakoti district has turned increasingly alarming following several days of incessant rainfall. Rising water levels in the Manu and Deo rivers have inundated several low-lying areas, forcing hundreds of families to leave their homes and seek refuge in relief camps. According to the Kumarghat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":23860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1174],"class_list":["post-23861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tripura"],"authors":[{"term_id":1174,"user_id":33,"is_guest":0,"slug":"kamaljamatia","display_name":"kamal jamatia","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/564a074770eb17d36f3af441d462b8a2a809599748f74220740b1d3b52879fcf?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Faguli.in%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F07%2FPHOTO-2023-09-14-08-30-32-3.jpg&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"kamal","last_name":"jamatia","user_url":"http:\/\/www.aguli.in","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23862,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23861\/revisions\/23862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23861"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=23861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}