Tripura on cyclone alert, drizzling on for 72 hours

Agartala: The meteorological department on Sunday issued cyclone alert in Tripura as neighbouring Bangladesh is likely to receive cyclone in the next two days after a depression has been formed in the Bay of Bengal.

Normal life has already been hampered since the last three days as the city is facing heavy rainfall and continuous drizzling.

Several parts of Tripura have been receiving heavy rainfall and the MeT has also issued a warning of heavy rainfall at isolated places over Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.

Along with the capital city Agartala, many parts of Tripura are also likely to get strong winds.

The rain is likely to continue for at least two more days.