Mizo govt agrees to provide relief to Bru relief victims

Aizawl, Mar 22 (PTI) Mizoram government agreed to provide relief to the victims of fire that devastated the Bru relief camp in North Tripura's Naisingpara that left 16 people dead and 40 others injured on Saturday.

An official statement today said that the decision was made in the meeting of ministers, parliamentary secretaries and top officials chaired by state Home minister R Lalzirliana yesterday.

The state Disaster Management and Relief department was entrusted to purchase the relief materials and would be handed over to the Deputy Commissioner of Mizoram-Tripura border Mamit district for distribution to the victims, the statement said.