Bengal CM Mamata Writes To PM Modi, Threatens To Cut Ties With DVC Over ‘Man-Made’ Floods, Urges Funds
<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday in order to bring attention to severe flooding affecting South Bengal. The floods have impacted districts such as Paschim Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman, Bankura, Birbhum, Howrah, Hooghly, Purba Medinipur, and Paschim Medinipur. She remarked that that the state would cut off all ties with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for unilaterally releasing water which led to floods in south Bengal districts.</p> <p>In her letter, Banerjee attributed the floods to the “unprecedented, unplanned, and unilateral” release of nearly 5 lakh cusecs of water from the Maithon and Panchet dams, which is managed by the DVC. She called it the worst flood in… Read More »Bengal CM Mamata Writes To PM Modi, Threatens To Cut Ties With DVC Over ‘Man-Made’ Floods, Urges Funds