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Tripura CM to strengthen emergency response as Rakhi gift

Agartala, Aug 11 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday after accepting the sacred thread on the occasion of Rakhi Bandhan celebration from sisters at his residence announced that his government would activate emergency response dialling 1091 immediately as a gift to women.
Addressing the ladies assembled at his residence to offer him Rakhi, Dr Saha highlighted the initiatives of the Modi led government at the centre for empowerment of women and the steps undertaken by the state for development of women folk in Tripura for last four and half years by BJP led government.
He announced that as a Rakhi gift his government would ensure free education for college girls and install another 400 close circuit cameras in and around Agartala for ensuring security of the city dwellers, especially for the women, which will further intensify the surveillance round the clock.
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