Kolkata: West Bengal’s Howrah, Hooghly, Birbhum, West Midnapore, East Midnapore, Jhargram, Bankura, Purulia, West Burdwan, and East Burdwan districts face a flood-like situation after the release of water from dams following heavy rains in West Bengal and Jharkhand.
Heavy rains were seen in south Bengal during the weekend and on Monday due to a severe depression over the Gangetic West Bengal. On Monday, the weather system moved into Jharkhand.
“There have been heavy rains and the DVC [Damodar Valley Corporation which operates a multipurpose river project in West Bengal and Jharkhand] has been releasing water from Panchet Dam on River Damodar and Maithon Dam on River Barakar,” said Alapan Bandyopadhyay, chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s advisor.
Earlier on Monday night, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said a flood-like situation was apprehended in at least seven districts of West Bengal after the release of water from dams in neighboring Jharkhand.
Addressing a press conference, Banerjee said DVC released the water without informing her government. “I have called the Jharkhand CM three times and urged him to regulate the release of water,” she said. CM Banerjee said Birbhum, Bankura, Howrah, Hooghly, Purba Bardhaman and parts of both North and South 24 Parganas districts are already under water.
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