Agartala, Aug 20, 2024, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala Aug 20: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for South Tripura district and orange alert for rest of the seven districts in Tripura, estimating the possibility of heavy rainfall for three days.

The Press Release issued on behalf of the Meteorological Centre, Agartala read, “The low-pressure area over Central parts of Bangladesh & neighbourhood persists over the same region at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 20th August 2024. The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level. It is likely to move north- north westwards across West Bengal during next 48-hours. And the Monsoon trough at mean sea level now passes through Sri Ganganagar, Rohtak, Orai, Churk, Malda to the centre of low-pressure area over Central parts of Bangladesh & neighbourhood”

“Under the influence of the above systems isolated Heavy to Very Heavy rainfall is very likely to continue over Tripura for next three days”, it added.

Notably, the showers have already hit the state from August 19 onwards and recorded a total of 698.7 mm in the Sonamura district, 1226.6 mm in West Tripura district, 456.8 mm in the Khowai district, 1072.9 mm in the Gomati district, 1339.2 mm in South Tripura district, 757.5 mm in North Tripura, 607 mm in Unakoti district and 927.3 mm in Dhalai district in the past 24 hours.

While South Tripura district recorded the highest amount of rainfall, Khowai district recorded the lowest as of 0830 hrs IST of August 20.