Agartala, 19th October 2026 : The state administration has extended financial assistance to two families who lost their belongings in a devastating fire that broke out at a house owned by Sanjib Bhowmik near a bridge in the Indranagar area of the state capital on the evening of Saptami.
The fire gutted the rooms occupied by two tenants, Khokon Saha and Gopal, leaving both families with extensive losses. The blaze reportedly raged for around 37 minutes, reducing their belongings to ashes.
On Monday, Sadar Sub-Divisional Magistrate Manik Lal Das visited the affected site to assess the damage. Speaking to the media after the inspection, he said the two tenant families had suffered substantial losses and that financial assistance had been provided to them under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
According to the SDM, the administration handed over Rs. 58,500 to one family and Rs. 31,500 to the other as compensation.
He further stated that several personal documents belonging to the affected families had been destroyed in the fire. The administration would extend necessary assistance to help them obtain replacement documents.
The SDM also said that the exact cause of the fire had not yet been established. The Fire and Emergency Services Department is investigating the incident.
