Mamata again writes to PM Modi on Bengal flood, says her govt not consulted on water release by DVCChief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to PM Narendra Modi regarding the flood situation in West Bengal, accusing Damodar Valley Corpor...
22 Sep, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Jharkhand-Bengal border reopened after 24-hour closureThe West Bengal-Jharkhand border has reopened after a 24-hour closure due to flooding caused by water release from Damodar Valley Corporati...
21 Sep, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
Met department monitoring formation of low pressure area over Bay of BengalThe Met office is monitoring a potential low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, expected around September 23. West Bengal is providing r...
20 Sep, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Narendra Modi, seeks solution to Bengal flood situationWB CM Mamata Banerjee has urged the PM to take up short-term and long-term plans to address the issue in connection with DVC’s release of w...
06 Oct, 2021, 06.30 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee expresses serious concern over flood situation in BengalThe West Bengal Chief Minister will go on an aerial survey on Saturday to review the flood situation in various districts of West Bengal on...
01 Oct, 2021, 11.12 PM IST
Bengal govt, Damodar Valley Corporation, BJP at loggerheads over flood preparednessThe blame game is on with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that DVC has released excess water leading to inundation of s...
08 Aug, 2021, 10.19 PM IST
West Bengal flood situation remains critical; 3 lakh affectedMore than 4 lakh hectares of agricultural land in these seven districts is under water now. Heavy rain and subsequent discharge of water fr...
05 Aug, 2021, 11.37 PM IST
PM Modi spoke to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on flood situation“PM Narendra Modi spoke to West Bengal Chief Minsiter Mamata Banerjee on the flood situation caused by water discharge from dams in parts o...
04 Aug, 2021, 08.35 PM IST
Vegetables get 40 per cent costlier in West Bengal, Jharkhand and OdishaPrices of common vegetables like brinjal, pointed gourd, cauliflower, ridged gourd have become expensive is last one week as the vegetables...
04 Aug, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
Centre should immediately "reform" DVC: Mamata BanerjeeThe problem that West Bengal faces is that the water released by the DVC barrages every year when it rains heavily in Jharkhand create a fl...
26 Jul, 2017, 09.04 PM IST
Damodar Valley Corporation's Balpahari Dam awaits West Bengal's nodThe proposed Balpahari Dam by the Damodar Valley Corporation, which is crucial to West Bengal in averting floods, is awaiting the state's g...
30 Aug, 2015, 11.18 AM IST
Piyush Goyal rubbishes Mamata Banerjee's claim that DVC responsible for West Bengal floodsPiyush Goyal rubbished West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claims that the Damodar Valley Corporation was responsible for the rece...
28 Aug, 2015, 10.58 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee declares 12 districts flood-hit in West Bengal, demands central fundsMamata Banerjee today declared 12 districts in West Bengal as flood-hit and demanded adequate funds from the Centre for post-flood work.
04 Aug, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
Water from Maithon, Panchet dams not causing floods: Damodar Valley CorporationIn spite of heavy rainfall in Jharkhand and West Bengal, DVC dams at Panchet and Maithon have been able to moderate the flow of water to a ...
04 Aug, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
It's unfair to blame Centre and DVC for floods: CongressCongress termed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's allegations blaming Jharkhand and the DVC for recent floods in southern part of the state ...
16 Oct, 2013, 09.35 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee seeks PM's intervention over water releaseMamata Banerjee wrote to PM seeking his intervention over the release of water from dams by the Jharkhand government and DVC without "prior...
15 Oct, 2013, 10.38 PM IST
- Bengal flood leaves two lakh homeless
Torrential rain over the last few days due to an intense depression over the Bay of Bengal has rendered almost 2 lakh people homeless in Ea...
22 Jun, 2011, 06.53 AM IST