Overview

• Authorities report 32 fatalities across Darjeeling (21), Jalpaiguri (9) and Cooch Behar (2) as operations transition from rescue to relief and reconstruction.
• At least 20,000 people were moved to safety and about 1,300 were rescued; 37 relief camps and more than 50 community kitchens are operating for displaced residents.
• Families of those who died in North Bengal have received Rs 5 lakh and a Special Home Guard job for one member, while families of 12 electrocution victims in Kolkata are set to get Rs 2 lakh and job letters on October 17.
• The state opened a public donation account under the West Bengal State Disaster Management Authority at ICICI Bank; the chief minister pledged Rs 5 lakh and ministers, legislators and senior leaders pledged personal contributions.
• The government cites extensive damage to roads, bridges, embankments and utilities and has begun repairs, including a 15‑day target to restore Rohini Road and a temporary bridge at Dudhia, as political tensions rise over causes, an Indo‑Bhutan river commission demand, and an opposition push for formal disaster notification to access SDRF funds.