PM Narendra Modi speaks to CM Mamata Banerjee over flood situation in Bengal

Mamata Banerjee, who was scheduled to conduct an aerial survey of the flood-hit regions of Howrah and Hooghly districts in south Bengal, had to cancel the plans due to bad weather

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to Mamata Banerjee and assured all possible support to mitigate the flood situation in West Bengal, in which 23 deaths have been reported so far, after the chief minister complained that the release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) had caused a “man-made” flood situation in the state.

“Unless DVC dredges its reservoirs, this would happen. The centre needs to be more careful and immediately carry out dredging,” Mamata Banerjee said. (ANI)

Banerjee, who was scheduled to conduct an aerial survey of the flood-hit regions of Howrah and Hooghly districts in south Bengal, had to cancel the plans due to bad weather. She, however, reached Howrah by road to take stock of the situation.

“Unless DVC dredges its reservoirs, this would happen. The centre needs to be more careful and immediately carry out dredging,” Banerjee said in Howrah district.