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Master plan to tackle annual floods in Ghatal could prove key in deciding who wins LS polls in this Bengal TMC bastion
In West Bengal’s Ghatal subdivision, some 120 km west of Kolkata, it is difficult to find a home that has never experienced floods. In villages in this area, every family has a story to tell of ...
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West Bengal floods: Jharkhand’s refusal to bring its dam within the ambit of a joint committee adds to the crisis
coordinated with West Bengal before releasing water from Maithon and Panchet dams, unlike Jharkhand's unnotified release from Tenughat Dam that worsened floods. DVC followed all protocols despite ...
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Cyclone Dana Live Updates: One dead in West Bengal, 2.16 lakh people evacuated, says CM Mamata Banerjee
The districts anticipated to experience flash floods include Angul, Balasore ... Revenue and Disaster Management Minister ...
Centre and state scan flooding: Joint inspection of rivers before talks with Bhutan
A source in the state irrigation department said that the joint inspection is the fallout of the comments that Mamata had ...
Dams and flood management: A double-edged sword in south Bengal’s annual flood crisis
As the world focuses on the United Nations’ upcoming Conference of Parties (COP 29) which begins tomorrow, The Statesman ...
Odisha Floods
Odisha floods - Read all the latest news headline updates on Odisha floods. Get all the Odisha floods breaking news updates, videos, photostories and more at Business Standard.
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Murky waters: Editorial on the controversy between Mamata and DVC over floods in Bengal
The resignation of the two representatives of the West Bengal government to the Damodar Valley Corporation ... A crisis of such magnitude is not a time for mutual finger-pointing: the floods, now an ...
The Washington Post20d
Tropical Storm Dana brings heavy rains and strong wind to India's eastern coast
NEW DELHI — Tropical Storm Dana brought strong winds and heavy rain to India’s eastern coast Friday, uprooting trees and raising the risk of floods ... neighboring West Bengal state with ...
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West Bengal CM orders construction of homes for those excluded from PMAY
"The state government has decided to build houses for all people in the state who have been deprived of the Centre's Awas ...
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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Repeating her charge that the floods in West Bengal are man-made, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to PM Narendra Modi and blamed the release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation ...
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West Bengal’s Sundarbans Affairs Minister faces heat from locals over river embankment breach issues
West Bengal’s Minister of Sundarbans Affairs Bankim ... Locals have alleged that the breach of river embankments has led to floods in residential and agricultural areas of the region.
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West Bengal's Housing Resurvey: Reassuring Beneficiaries Amid Doubts
The West Bengal government assures citizens about their ongoing housing survey. Double verification will ensure fair beneficiary identification, ensuring those eligible continue to receive aid. The ...