Overview

• The Damodar Valley Corporation has continued to release around 45,000 cusecs of water from Panchet and Maithan reservoirs, leading to flood-like conditions in low-lying areas of Howrah, Hooghly and East Burdwan.
• State authorities have evacuated residents from dozens of vulnerable villages and opened relief camps to shelter displaced families.
• Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the central government of neglecting dredging projects that could enhance river capacity and alleged discrimination in disaster funding in favor of Assam.
• DVC officials insist that all releases follow directives issued by a stakeholder committee comprising representatives of West Bengal, Jharkhand and the Central Water Commission.
• Emergency response teams, including NDRF units, are deployed alongside district disaster cells and 24x7 river monitoring to manage ongoing flood risks.