Despite disruptions in the supply chain caused by massive landslides in Assam’s hill region, Tripura currently has sufficient stock of essential food commodities, a senior official said on Thursday. Director of Food and Civil Supplies, Sumit Lodh, confirmed that the state has enough rice to last 86 days, wheat and pulses for 50 days each, sugar for 22 days, and salt for 30 days. However, he cautioned that fuel reserves are lower and would only be sufficient for the next four to five days. “We are closely monitoring the food and fuel stock levels daily following the disruption in railway services along the Lumding-Badarpur section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR),” Lodh told PTI. To assess the situation and explore solutions, Special Secretary Debapriya Bardhan chaired a review meeting on Wednesday with officials from the Food Corporation of
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