A noteworthy food crisis is heading towards Tripura State because of the woeful condition of the solitary national roadway – NH-44 – that connects Agartala to rest of the nation, due to heavy downpours. State food and civil supply special secretary S Bandopadhyaya said in Agartala that the Tripura government has asked for the Assam government to earnestly repair the affected routes and ensure plying of trucks and oil tankers soon. The state, however, affirmed of having a food-grain stock for the following 70 days. Tripura's sustenance emergency appears to be disregarded by the Central Government and National media. TNT reports why Tripura has always been ignored by both:
