Overview
- Banerjee is expected to base herself in Darjeeling on Monday, staying at the Richmond Hill guest house and holding an administrative review with the district administration, police and the GTA.
- The state reports disbursing over Rs 3 crore in contingency relief and sanctioning Rs 1.6 crore in ex-gratia payments, along with allotments of 3 lakh tarpaulins, 4.5 lakh garment sets and 15,000 disaster kits.
- More than 10,000 people are sheltered in 35 relief camps, 45 gruel kitchens are serving cooked food and control rooms are operating round the clock across all administrative levels.
- Restoration efforts are advancing with a temporary bamboo bridge at Kullapara in Dhupguri, reconstruction underway at the Dudhia Bridge, debris clearance prioritized, water bodies being disinfected and outreach teams reaching remote areas such as Tabakoshi while reissuing lost documents.
- The NDRF continues drone-assisted searches for missing resident Himadri Purkait, and the government plans to felicitate responders as Trinamul supporters prepare Oct. 11 gheraos at DVC dam offices over unannounced water releases.