Bengal Flood Situation Is "Man-Made", Claims Mamata Banerjee
NDTV
Mamata Banerjee said eight columns of the army and almost 50 disaster management teams of the state and the centre have been deployed to tackle heavy flooding caused because of the Damodar Valley Corporation.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed the "man-made" flood in the southern part of the state has been caused due to the discharge of water from dams in Jharkhand without information.
She said eight columns of the army and almost 50 disaster management teams of the state and the centre have been deployed to tackle heavy flooding caused because of the Damodar Valley Corporation or DVC surreptitiously released waters from its dams in the Jharkhand border after heavy rains in the neighbouring state.
"Man-made floods," Ms Banerjee claimed, caused by the DVC because it failed to dredge its dams and canals. The corporation, however, has claimed the state government was informed of the release of waters.
The corporation is equally owned by the Centre, Bengal and Jharkhand governments.
