Flood Alert For Parts Of Bengal After Water Released From 2 Jharkhand Dams

In south Bengal, the state government has warned against the release of 1 lakh cusecs of water into the Damodar river, which it says, will be catastrophic for the state.

A flood-like situation prevails in several parts of West Bengal with heavy rain over the last few days.

Several places in Arambagh in Hooghly district are witnessing a deluge with houses and roads submerged in water. Flood warnings have been issued for Coochbehar and Alipurduar district in north Bengal as well.

In south Bengal, the state government has warned against the release of 1 lakh cusecs of water into the Damodar river, which it says, will be catastrophic for the state, adding that no discussions have been held with the state government on the release of water.