Agartala, June 2 -- Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president Asish Kumar Saha has urged the state government to launch a probe into the deteriorating infrastructure developed under the much-publicized Smart City project in Agartala.

Speaking to the media on Monday, Saha raised concerns over possible mismanagement of funds allocated for the project. He pointed out that the infrastructure, which was promoted as a solution to flood mitigation, failed as water levels rose during recent pre-monsoon showers.

"If this is the situation during pre-monsoon rainfall, the flooding is likely to worsen during the monsoon season," Saha warned.

The Congress leader, who recently visited several flood-affected parts of the city, criticized the promi...