Agartala: Four fishermen from the Ganda Twisa area under the Dhalai district of Tripura drowned after their boat capsized during a thunderstorm on Saturday night. Locals reported that most of the fishermen go fishing at night.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel have successfully recovered the body of one of the missing fishermen, while rescue operations are still ongoing. A team of the National Disaster Response Force was dispatched from Agartala in response to the requisition placed by District Magistrate Dhalai, Saju Vaheed.
“As far as we know, all four persons were fishing at the Sarma River. As the weather conditions worsened, they lost control of the boat, resulting in the unfortunate incident. Our priority now is to complete the rescue operation and locate the bodies. The SDRF is continuing its rescue operation with the help of Fire Brigade troopers. A team of NDRF is en route to the location,” State Disaster Management Project Officer Sarat Kumar Das informed EastMojo.
The deceased has been identified as Haridas Das (46).
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, who left for Dhalai district earlier on Sunday morning, expressed his condolences to the grieving families and assured help from the state government.
“I came to know about the unfortunate incident that happened at Dumboor reservoir. Four fishermen went missing due to a cyclone. With the administration’s efforts, the body of one of them has already been recovered, and the search for the remaining three is ongoing. My heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the deceased. The state government stands by their families during this difficult time,” a post on CM’s social media handle in Bengali roughly translates to.
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