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Tripura CM: Development Must Protect Nature, Improve Quality of Life
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News18•04-10-2026, 02:00
Tripura CM: Development Must Protect Nature, Improve Quality of Life
- •Tripura CM Manik Saha emphasizes developing Agartala and other urban areas into modern, environment-friendly, and aesthetically appealing cities.
- •The government's objective extends beyond infrastructure to improving quality of life, protecting natural balance, and ensuring holistic urban development.
- •Initiatives include restoring traditional ponds and water bodies, which previously faced extinction due to neglect and inadequate planning, causing drainage issues during monsoon.
- •The Ujan Abhoynagar Market pond beautification project under AMRUT 2.0 provides boundary protection, walking paths, lighting, benches, and green spaces, enhancing the locality.
- •Agartala is being transformed into a smart, liveable city through modernized drainage, alternative roads, solar power, street lights, and conservation of parks and water bodies; similar works are ongoing statewide.
- •CM Saha urges citizens to protect and maintain public assets, appealing to residents and businesses not to dump waste in or around ponds for a clean, pollution-free environment.
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated the comprehensive renovation, modernisation, and beautification project of the historic pond near Ujan Abhoynagar Market.
The pond beautification project was implemented under AMRUT 2.0, featuring boundary protection, walking paths, lighting, benches, and landscaped green spaces.
Dr. Saha emphasized that protecting and maintaining public assets is the collective moral responsibility of citizens, urging residents not to dump plastic or waste around ponds.
