Four fishermen feared dead in Tripura's Dumboor Lake

Guwahati: Around four fishermen are feared dead when their makeshift platform collapsed due to a Norwester wind at Dumboor Lake in Tripura’s Dhalai district.

Officials said that one of the bodies has been recovered so far.

An official of the Dhalai District administration said that the fishermen often stay in the makeshift ‘Mancha’ to carry out fishing in the giant Dumboor Lake.


“Late on Saturday night, the makeshift ‘Mancha’ collapsed due to the Norwester wind and rain and the four fishermen fell into the deep water of the lake. The state disaster management personnel recovered one of the bodies. The NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) personnel were called to join the search operation,” the official said.

Senior district administration officials are camping in the area, 120 km south of Agartala.