New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha called Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday to discuss key state-related issues, including advanced weather forecasting, administrative matters and boosting the bamboo industry. The meeting also touched upon the recently inaugurated Agartala-Akhaura railway link, strengthening connectivity between India's Northeast and Bangladesh, the Ministry of Science and Technology said in an official statement.

With Tripura witnessing unusually heavy rainfall this year--exceeding 500 mm--the Chief Minister sought technological support for improved forecasting and disaster preparedness. Jitendra Singh assured that the Ministry of Earth Sciences will set up a state-of-the-art weather radar in ...