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Alert Sounded In Tripura In Wake Of Cyclone 'Sitrang': CM

 The weather system is likely to bring heavy to extremely heavy rain in many northeastern states, inclu𓄧ding south Assam Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on M♏onday said an alert has been sounded across the state, after the weather of🌄fice forecast downpour, owing the impact of cyclone ‘Sitrang’.

The weather system is likely to bring heavy to extremely heavy rain in many noဣrtheastern states, including south Assam Tripu🍷ra, Meghalaya and Mizoram, an IMD bulletin said.

It is likely to cross the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona island and Sandwip n♛ear Barisal in the early hours of Tuesday, it said. “The concerned officials have been asked to take all possible precautionary measures to tackle the s🔯ituation that might unfold due to the cyclone,” Saha told reporters.

Following the state's request, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent five teams of the NDRF. The first batch comprising 69 personnel have already arrived fro🅷m Guwahati, he said. They wil♕l be deputed at five locations - Agartala, Kumarghat, Santir Bazar, Udaipur and Teliamura.

The BSF, Assam Rifles and the Army have also been alerted, the CM said. As part of precautionary measure🌊s, all schools will remain shut from Monday to W😼ednesday, and two special trains for Diwali have been cancelled, officials said. 

(With PTI Inputs)

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