Parts Of Bengal Face Worst Flood Since 2009

Parts of West Bengal are reeling under flood situation, which chief minister Mamata Banerjee has said is due to the "unbridled" release of water from Jharkhand via its Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) dams. In a letter to PM on Friday, CM Mamata Banerjee said the state is now facing the biggest flood in Lower Damodar and adjoining areas after 2009. "More than 1,000 sqkm stands affected and nearly five million people of the state have been drawn into the vortex of miseries for loss of crops, damages to public infrastructure and private assets, including houses, cattle...I am compelled to call it a man-made flood," she wrote.

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Updated on: 20 September 2024 5:30 pm

Bengal floods: Floods in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur | Photo: PTI

Locals at a flood-affected area, in Paschim Medin𒐪ipur district, West Bengal.

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Bengal flo⛦ods: People wade through floodwaters at a flood-affected area | Photo: PTI

People wade throuꦦgh floodwaters at a flood-affected area, in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal.

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Bengal floods: People wade throug🐼h a waterlogg💜ed road in in Nadia | Photo: PTI

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Bengal floods: People travel through a flooded area in Howrah

Bengal floods: Peo൩ple travel through a fꦉlooded area in Howrah | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

People travel through a flooded🉐 area after heavy rains, at U🗹daynarayanpur in Howrah district of West Bengal.

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Bengal floo🉐ds: A village woman walks through a flooded area in Howrah | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

A village woman walks through a flooded area to collect drinking water following heavy rains, at Udaynarayanpur in Howrah district of West Ben♛gal.

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Bengal floods: A partially sub🙈merged residential building in Howrah | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Bengal floods: A flooded ar🐼ea of Santipur in Nadia | Photo: PTI

A flooded area of Santipur along the Hooghly river, in Nadia, West 🤪Bengal🅰.

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Bengal floods: Flooded area 🌸after heavy rains in Howrah | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

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Bengal floods: Mamata Banerjee visits flood affected areas

Bengal floꦅods: Mamata Banerjꦡee visits flood affected areas | Photo: PTI

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a visit to 𒀰the flood affected areas of Udaynarayanpur, in Howrah district of WB.

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Bengal floods: Kuye river barrage broke due to heavy rain, in Birbhum

Bengal floods: Kuye river barrage broke due to heavy rain, in Bir𝔉bhum | Photo: PTI

District administration with the help of villagers use cement bags in order to prevent flood water from entering the village after the Kuy🍨e river barrage broke due to heavy rain, in Birbhum district of West Bengal.