"Man-Made Flood": Mamata Banerjee Hits Out At Centre Over Dam Plan Delay

After touring the flood-hit areas, Mamata Banerjee said she would send a team to New Delhi to pursue the Centre in approving the project.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Centre today over flood in the Paschim Medinipur district, stating that the situation was a result of the Centre dilly-dallying the Ghatal Master Plan project. After touring the flood-hit areas of Ghatal, Ms Banerjee said she would send a team to New Delhi to pursue the Centre in approving the project. "This is a man-made flood. The Centre is not paying heed to our requests for the Ghatal Master Plan. Repeated requests are falling into deaf ears," she said. "I have conducted a survey of the area. I will prepare a report on this," she added.