The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall across Tripura over the next three days and issued an Orange Warning for four districts, urging residents to remain vigilant as multiple weather systems are expected to bring widespread rainfall across the state.
According to the IMD’s Agartala Meteorological Centre, West Tripura, Khowai, Dhalai and Gomati districts are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on July 8, prompting the issuance of an Orange Warning. A Yellow Warning has been issued for the remaining districts, where heavy rainfall is also expected.
The weather office has further placed all eight districts of Tripura under a Yellow Warning for July 9. On July 10, heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in West Tripura, Khowai, Sepahijala, Gomati and South Tripura districts.
The IMD said the prevailing weather conditions are being influenced by a seasonal trough extending from southwest Rajasthan to northeast Bangladesh through the centre of a well-marked low-pressure area over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining southwest Uttar Pradesh, passing across north Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal. An upper air cyclonic circulation persisting over northeast Assam up to 3.1 km above mean sea level is also expected to enhance moisture incursion over Tripura, resulting in widespread rainfall activity.
The state has already recorded substantial rainfall over the past 24 hours. Between 8:30 am on July 7 and 8:30 am on July 8, Chawmanu in Dhalai district received the highest rainfall at 139.2 mm, followed by Lembucherra in West Tripura with 105.5 mm. Kumarghat in Unakoti district recorded 92 mm, while Kadamtala in North Tripura received 58 mm.
The IMD has advised residents, particularly those living in low-lying and landslide-prone areas, to exercise caution as intense rainfall may lead to waterlogging, localised flooding and disruptions to normal life in the coming days.
