• Population: 3,199,203
• Capital: Agartala
• Area: 4,049 square miles (10,486 sq km)
• Capital: Agartala
• Area: 4,049 square miles (10,486 sq km)
Tripura is mainly a hilly territory with
altitudes varying from 50 to 3080 ft above sea level, though the major
population of the state lives in the plains. It has a moderate temperature and
highly humid atmosphere.
Tripura sends three members to the
Parliament: one to the RajyaSabha (upper house) and two to the LokSabha (lower
house). The state has three administrative districts. Agartala is the capital
of this picturesque hilly state.
History
Historical evidence of Tripura first
appears in the 14th-century Rajamala, the chronicle of the Manikya dynasty. Under
this dynasty, Tripura suzerainty was extended over much of Bengal, Assam, and
Myanmar in a series of remarkable military conquests. It was not until the
beginning of the 17th century that the Mughal Empire extended its sovereignty
over much of Tripura
It was an independent administrative unit
under the Maharaja even during the British rule in India though this
independence was qualified, being subject to the recognition of the British, as
the paramount power, of each successive ruler. In 1905 Tripura was attached to
the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam and was known as Hill Tippera.
The last ruling maharaja of Tripura,
BirBikram Kishore Manikya, ascended the throne in 1923 and, before his death in
1947, settled that Tripura should accede to the newly independent country of
India. Tripura officially became part of India on Oct. 15, 1949, and was made a
union territory on Sept. 1, 1956. It became a constituent state of the Indian
Union on Jan. 21, 1972
Energy is provided by diesel-powered thermal
plants at Agartala, Ambasa, Khowai, Dharmanagar, Kailashahar, Udaipur, and
Bagafa and by the Gumti Hydroelectric Project. Extensive resources of natural
gas have recently been discovered in the state.
Tripura's hilly topography renders
communications difficult. Moreover, with Bangladesh bordering the state on
three sides, Tripura is virtually isolated from India; land routes consist only
of the Agartala-Karimganj (Assam) road and a metre-gauge railway link from
Dharmanagar to KalkaliGhat, Assam. Most rivers carry boat traffic, but this is
generally for local transport. Agartala is linked by air to Calcutta (in West
Bengal) and various towns in Assam. Intrastate air service also exists.
The Government of India has recently taken
a number of initiatives to develop infrastructural facilities in Tripura and
other North-eastern states. A broad-gauge Railway line is being extended upto
the state capital, Agartala. Roads and Airport facilities are also being developed.
Telecommunication facilities are being upgraded. The power tariff is also very
low in Tripura, being less than Rs. 1.00 per unit, as against about Rs. 3.00
per unit in other parts on the country. Moreover, natural gas available in the
state can also be used as fuel (as substitute for electric power), which
provides an alternative to the industrial units coming up in the state.
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