Tripura University helps flood affected people in Assam

Sent reliefs like food items, cloths, medicines, flood water purifier machines

PR / Our Bureau

AGARTALA, June 30 2022: Tripura University sent a six member team to Silchar, Assam with huge amount of food items, cloths, medicines, flood water purifier machines and all such things which are absolutely necessary for human beings under such a devastating condition in the neighbouring state of Assam.

The team is headed by Harjit Nath, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Polymer Engineering All these donations have been voluntarily collected from the University fraternity including students and scholars of the University who have contributed at their part in the form of either financial aid or cloths or both.

The team went to Udharbond in Silchar and its vicinity, where there were no relief been given till June 29. The most important feature of this relief drive taken by the University that, the team didn’t distribute water in plastic bottles which will later contribute to plastic pollution.

Instead, the team had taken their own patent filed instrument from Tripura University innovated by Harjit Nath himself which could purify flood water instantly and this was used to deliver almost 250+ L of water to victims on the site.

Such an instrument has never been seen before being used in any relief operations.

Professor Ganga Prasad Prasain, Vice Chancellor and Dr Deepak Sharma, Registrar congratulated the team for doing the noble work for the society. They assured that the University will always come forward to serve the society and give their best.