West Bengal Chief Minister on Sunday billed Bharatiya Janata Party- led Central federal government for rejecting flooding alleviation assistance to West Bengal, explaining the flooding scenario as ‘alarming.’ Banerjee was en course to north Bengal for evaluation of the continuous flooding dilemma when she specified that her management is dealing with the catastrophe with a war-footing technique.
Accusing the Centre of overlooking its duties, Banerjee specified that in spite of several suggestions, the Centre has actually not performed upkeep on the Farakka battery, causing a substantial decrease in its water-holding capability. “Only Bengal is being deprived of flood grants”, Banerjee declared.
She declared that BJP leaders “only visit West Bengal during polls but forget about the state when it matters most.”
“North Bengal is reeling under flooding. Districts like Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar have actually been impacted. Due to hefty rainfall in catchment locations of Koshi river, areas in Bihar and Malda and Dakshin Dinajpur areas of Bengal will certainly be impacted quickly,” she stated on her method toSiliguri
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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee introduced that the principal assistant has actually been sent off to north Bengal, with a management conference set up at 5 pm at Uttarkanya in Siliguri, which she will certainly command.
Responding to an inquiry, Banerjee validated that the Darjeeling Hills have actually been drastically influenced by landslides, and the state management, in control with the military, is proactively functioning to bring back roadway connection in the impacted locations.
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( With PTI inputs)
