A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha was held at the Secretariat on Sunday evening to deal with the situation arising out of the formation of deep depression in the Bay of Bengal.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Debbarma, Tribal Welfare Minister Rampada Jamatia, Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury, Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor Deepak Majumder, Chief Secretary JK Sinha, State Police Director General Amitabh Ranjan, Principal Secretary Punit Aggarwal, Secretaries and officers of various departments, BSF, CRPF, Assam Rifles, NDRF force representative, State Director of India Department N Kulkarni etc.

Emphasizing the importance of dealing with the situation arising due to the creation of deep low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, Chief Minister said, the situation should be deal with through proper coordination between all departments.

The Chief Minister ordered to check whether there is enough food stock in the state.

He said that according to the weather forecast, there is a possibility of 200 mm heavy rainfall in the state in the next 24 hours, which may cause flood situations.

He added that all necessary measures should be taken to deal with this situation.

Apart from this, a storm with a speed of 50 to 60 km has also been forecasted.

In this situation, the Chief Minister issued necessary instructions to take all precautionary measures on the occasion of Diwali festival and fair at Tripurasundari temple in Matabari, Udaipur.