Rail, road connectivity to Tripura restored

Tripura, which had been cut-off from the rest of the country for about three months because of heavy rains and flood in neighbouring Assam leading to crisis of essential commodities and fuel, is now limping back to normalcy, officials said on Sunday.

Road and rail connectivity, which was stopped for this period, has now been restored.

Thousands of trucks carrying essential commodities were stranded at the Assam-Agartala National Highway at Lowerpoa in Karimganj district of Assam for about three months forcing the Tripura government to impose rationing on sale of petrol and diesel.

Officials of Transport and food and civil supply departments said 68 oil tankers and a large number of trucks carrying commodities entered the state on Saturday following temporary repairing of roads in Assam side. There was no rain in that area for the last three days, officials added.

“Running goods train in the Lumding-Silchar section in Assam started on Saturday,” Chief Public Relation Officer of N F Railway, Pranav Jyoti Sharma said in a statement.

“The goods train passed through the newly diverted portion in the Lumding Badarpur hill section.