Overview

• Mamata Banerjee said floodwaters came from Bhutan through transboundary rivers and called on Bhutan to compensate affected families.
• A meeting on an Indo‑Bhutan Joint River Commission is set for October 16, with West Bengal pressing for representation and preparing to send officers.
• Officials cited a preliminary tally of about 12,000 houses damaged, including nearly 6,000 that collapsed, with verification still in progress.
• The state announced Rs 5 lakh for next of kin of the deceased with a home guard job and Rs 1.20 lakh for households that lost homes, with rebuilding under state schemes.
• The government will confer awards on rescue and relief personnel and is restoring connectivity with temporary bridges while facilitating reissue of lost documents at local camps.