KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday dialled her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren, urging him to check the “sudden and huge release of water” from Tenughat dam on Damodar river in Bokaro which is affecting her state. Banerjee said she had also told Soren that “Jharkhand waters have been flooding Bengal, and this was man-made”.
Banerjee posted on X: “I have…been monitoring the situation and have spoken to all the DMs concerned in south Bengal as well as in north Bengal. I have asked the DMs to be particularly vigilant and take proper care of the calamity situation in the next 3/4 days. I told them to take all precautionary measures so that there is no untoward incident anywhere.”
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) released 1.2 lakh cusec water from Panchet and Maithon dams along the Jharkhand-Bengal border on Sunday after heavy discharge of water from Tenughat. A total of 90,000 cusec was released from the two dams on Saturday. “Less water is expected to be discharged from Tenughat now since rainfall has reduced. This means discharge from Maithon and Panchet will also be lesser,” executive director of DVC’s Maithon dam, Anjani Dubey, told PTI. Dubey said the Bengal govt had improved the water flow capacity of rivers downstream. “I do not foresee any flood threat now with the dip in rainfall and Bengal govt’s good work in water flow management,” he added. A state govt official said Sunday that none of the rivers were flowing above danger mark, even as some, including Damodar, were close to red mark.East Burdwan DM K Radhika Ayar told TOI that the district administration had been put on alert.
In Howrah, DM P Deepappriya visited Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur and Amta. According to sources, the water level of River Mundeswari in Amta was flowing above the danger 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 responsible for ‘flood-like situation’ in Bengal, saying: “Every year, water from Arunachal and Bhutan floods Assam. But, we don’t blame Arunachal govt or Royal Bhutan govt because we understand water has no boundaries.” Jharkhand and Bengal govts “should work together to alleviate people’s hardships”, he said.
Banerjee posted on X: “I have…been monitoring the situation and have spoken to all the DMs concerned in south Bengal as well as in north Bengal. I have asked the DMs to be particularly vigilant and take proper care of the calamity situation in the next 3/4 days. I told them to take all precautionary measures so that there is no untoward incident anywhere.”
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) released 1.2 lakh cusec water from Panchet and Maithon dams along the Jharkhand-Bengal border on Sunday after heavy discharge of water from Tenughat. A total of 90,000 cusec was released from the two dams on Saturday. “Less water is expected to be discharged from Tenughat now since rainfall has reduced. This means discharge from Maithon and Panchet will also be lesser,” executive director of DVC’s Maithon dam, Anjani Dubey, told PTI. Dubey said the Bengal govt had improved the water flow capacity of rivers downstream. “I do not foresee any flood threat now with the dip in rainfall and Bengal govt’s good work in water flow management,” he added. A state govt official said Sunday that none of the rivers were flowing above danger mark, even as some, including Damodar, were close to red mark.East Burdwan DM K Radhika Ayar told TOI that the district administration had been put on alert.
In Howrah, DM P Deepappriya visited Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur and Amta. According to sources, the water level of River Mundeswari in Amta was flowing above the danger 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 responsible for ‘flood-like situation’ in Bengal, saying: “Every year, water from Arunachal and Bhutan floods Assam. But, we don’t blame Arunachal govt or Royal Bhutan govt because we understand water has no boundaries.” Jharkhand and Bengal govts “should work together to alleviate people’s hardships”, he said.
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