Overview

• State Irrigation Minister Manas Bhunia confirmed talks with Bihar and Jharkhand to design a joint flood and erosion mitigation project
• The interim flood management proposal would deploy Rs610 crore to combat Ganga–Padma erosion in Malda and Murshidabad
• West Bengal has lost 25,652 bighas of land to river erosion across Malda, Murshidabad and Nadia districts
• Despite multiple appeals from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Centre has not released any funds for river erosion control
• A separate Rs4,100 crore project for erosion and salinity control in the Sunderbans remains stuck awaiting federal approval