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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju visits flood-affected areas in Darjeeling, urg
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kiren Rijiju inspected the losses and interacted with the affected people in the area. He was accompanied by Darjeeling MP Raju Bista.
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West Bengal CM Banerjee sends food packets and relief kits to flood-affect
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
North West Bengal received torrential rain on Saturday night and early Sunday, claiming the lives of at least 27 people.
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Congress Chief Kharge expresses deep concern over floods in Bengal, Sikkim
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Heavy rainfall in Darjeeling and surrounding areas caused landslides, resulting in the collapse of a bridge, seven deaths, two missing, and the closure of several roads.
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Bhutan's Tala Dam overflow sparks flood alert in Bengal, NDRF on "highest
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), Bhutan, confirmed that the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) reported a malfunction in the dam gates, which failed to open, resulting in river water spilling over the structure. Bhutan has formally alerted the West Bengal government
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WB: CM Mamata Banerjee visits flood-affected Ghatal, relief camp in Aramba
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday travelled to Ghatal, which is reeling under devastating floods caused by incessant rainfall and visited a flood relief camp in Arambagh.
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West Bengal floods: Mamata Banerjee points finger at Jharkhand, Assam CM h
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to monitor the water release from Jharkhand dams causing floods in southern Bengal.
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"It's not the time to shift blame": Adhir Ranjan writes to Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"It is not time to shift blame to one another's shoulders and to be judgmental of the causes of the flood. Let us put aside the controversy over the "man-made" or "God-made" causes for the flood," Adhir Ranjan Choudhary said in a letter to Mamata Banerjee.
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Cloudburst in North Sikkim leads to flooding in four districts in West Ben
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The National Highway-10 connecting Gangtok to Siliguri has been completely washed away near the Likhuvir-Setijhora stretch. Immediate repairs on a war footing will be taken as and when the water recedes in Teesta. The Chief Engineer along with the entire team has rushed to the location. Read More
West Bengal floods: Indian Army rescues 72 persons, including 24 children
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Responding promptly to a requisition by the civil administration, troops of the Indian Army rescued 72 villagers, including 24 children from Mechpara village near Hashimara in Jalpaiguri, who were stuck due to floods, according to the press release of the Indian Army.
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Mamata Banerjee slams Centre for West Bengal floods
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], October 2 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday took stock of the flood-affected districts in the state and slammed the Centre for not supporting the state in the crisis.
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PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of people killed in West Ben
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to flooding in parts of West Bengal.
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Release of excess water from DVC caused flood in West Bengal: Mamata Baner
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal [India], August 4, (ANI): Taking stock of the West Bengal floods, which was caused due to the release of excess water from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) dam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday and assured to p
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