Jharkhand inflicting floods in Bengal, Didi tells Soren | India Information

A flooded railway station in Jharkhand’s Dumka on Saturday

KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday dialled her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren, urging him to verify the “sudden and large launch of water” from Tenughat dam on Damodar river in Bokaro which is affecting her state. Banerjee mentioned she had additionally informed Soren that “Jharkhand waters have been flooding Bengal, and this was man-made”.
Banerjee posted on X: “I’ve…been monitoring the state of affairs and have spoken to all of the DMs involved in south Bengal in addition to in north Bengal. I’ve requested the DMs to be notably vigilant and take correct care of the calamity state of affairs within the subsequent 3/4 days. I informed them to take all precautionary measures in order that there isn’t a untoward incident anyplace.”
Damodar Valley Company (DVC) launched 1.2 lakh cusec water from Panchet and Maithon dams alongside the Jharkhand-Bengal border on Sunday after heavy discharge of water from Tenughat. A complete of 90,000 cusec was launched from the 2 dams on Saturday. “Much less water is predicted to be discharged from Tenughat now since rainfall has lowered. This implies discharge from Maithon and Panchet can even be lesser,” govt director of DVC’s Maithon dam, Anjani Dubey, informed PTI. Dubey mentioned the Bengal govt had improved the water circulate capability of rivers downstream. “I don’t foresee any flood menace now with the dip in rainfall and Bengal govt’s good work in water circulate administration,” he added. A state govt official mentioned Sunday that not one of the rivers have been flowing above hazard mark, whilst some, together with Damodar, have been near purple mark.East Burdwan DM Okay Radhika Ayar informed TOI that the district administration had been placed on alert.
In Howrah, DM P Deepappriya visited Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur and Amta. In accordance with sources, the water degree of River Mundeswari in Amta was flowing above the hazard mark.
Himanta’s dig at Mamata: Assam doesn’t blame Bhutan or Arunachal for floods
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday took a dig at Mamata Banerjee for holding Jharkhand answerable for ‘flood-like state of affairs’ in Bengal, saying: “Yearly, water from Arunachal and Bhutan floods Assam. However, we don’t blame Arunachal govt or Royal Bhutan govt as a result of we perceive water has no boundaries.” Jharkhand and Bengal govts “ought to work collectively to alleviate folks’s hardships”, he mentioned.