AGARATLA, May 8 (TIWN): Rain brings certain relief from the scorchy summer on Thursday afternoon to night. High humidity levels made the sweltering heat unbearable for people.With that giving a sigh of relief to the tea planters, in various parts of the state. Though the downpour was accompanied with gusty winds damaging properties, it brought smiles on the face of the farmers of the region especially the tea grower.

The sudden rain along with wind on Thursday evening do brings much relief from the scorching temperature. During last couple of days, heat waves start spreading its effect to prevail in Tripura on the onset of summer season

But after the rain, brought delight to the residents, who were reeling under sweltering heat. The day temperature that was hovering between 32 degree to 34 degree came down after the rain. According to MET Department the sky will remain cloudy and frequent rainfall will also occur.

On the other hand, this rain will solve few amount of water scarcity. It is to be mention that many interior tribal localities in Tripura are facing acute drinking water crisis. People rely on water hand pumps and local streams installed in few villages. Scarcity of water in hilly parts of Tripura, covers almost two-third of total geography of the state is nothing different than rest of the hilly states of the country. The latest statistics shows, as many as 330 habitations of Tripura are still uncovered for purified potable water sources.

Obviously, these locations are always prone to the spread of water-borne of diseases and ever year at least two outbreaks of seasonal gastro infections – pre monsoon and post monsoon are reported over the decades. Although the administration has taken steps to contain the intensity of the diseases by introducing mobile health check up vans in vulnerable location and supply of water by tankers; yet safe and good health care facilities are still absent in more than 1276 distant locations of Tripura