Biswendu Bhattacharjee

Land of water, no more

Tripura has 35,000 litres of water annually per capita. That is double that of the national average. So why are its people still facing water shortage?

Posted on 02 Feb, 2014 10:11 PM

The name Tripura originated from 'Twi' meaning water and 'Para' meaning land. The indigenous population, which is about 32%, refer to Tripura as Twipra, meaning land of water. However, the state no longer seems to be living up to its name.

Soil erosion raises river beds in Tripura

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