Bus accident in Dima Hasao: Tripura Govt dispatches relief team, CM assures support to bereaved family
Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Thursday said that the government is exploring all possibilities to assist the family members of the late Dibraj Debbarma, who tragically lost his life in a bus accident in Dima Hasao in the wee hours of Thursday.
Dibraj Debbarma, was a resident of Maharani under the Dhalai District. Besides, several others were injured.
Dr. Saha expressed, "I'm saddened by the incident. It's a tragedy, and we will explore how best to support the bereaved family."
He mentioned that in response to the tragic road accident in Dima Hasao, Assam, the Tripura government has decided to promptly dispatch Genius Debbarma, DCM, and Dr. Arindam Das to the site for immediate response and relief efforts.
IANS added: According to reports, the accident occurred in the wee hours of Thursday due to heavy rain, causing the bus to overturn and collide with a road divider, ultimately plunging into a drain.
According to officials, the bus from Agartala carrying around 40 candidates for the recruitment exam of Tripura State Cooperative Bank (TSCB) going to Guwahati overturned at Ditokcherra in mountainous Dima Hasao district killing one of the candidates Dibraj Debbarma (27) on the spot and injuring others.
The candidates from Tripura are going to Guwahati to appear for exams of TSCB's different posts in different centers to be held for three days from Friday.
To conduct the recruitment examination and to select candidates, the TSCB authority outsourced the exam centres in Silchar, Guwahati, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Tezpur of Assam besides Agartala.
The recruitment drive aimed to fill 156 positions across different categories, and around 19,000 candidates, all permanent residents of Tripura, have applied.
According to the TSCB authority, due to the lack of infrastructure to conduct the exams within the state, the venues had to shift to various locations in neighbouring Assam.
Various organisations, including Youth Congress and CPI-M's Democratic Youth Federation of India have been demanding the bank authority to conduct the recruitment examination in Tripura to save time and money of the job aspirants.
(Tripura, Tripura News)