Overview

• Officials say releases from the Maithon and Panchet reservoirs have been stepped up, sending more water into the Durgapur barrage and heightening inundation concerns downstream.
• District administrations in Bankura, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, Howrah, Hooghly, Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur are on alert for vulnerable riverbank zones.
• The India Meteorological Department forecasts heavy to very heavy rain linked to a depression over Jharkhand and Bengal, which could further increase Damodar inflows.
• The DVC has not issued an immediate response to the chief minister’s accusation, though it has previously framed release decisions as tied to inflow management and dam safety.
• Earlier in the day, 59,075 cusecs were discharged from the Durgapur barrage along with canal flows as authorities adjusted outflows in response to rising levels.