West Bengal floods News
The problem of waterlogging has arisen due to heavy rains in many areas of Assam and Bengal. Along with the roads, water was flooded inside houses and shops.
The flood situation in south Bengal continued to remain grim on Friday, with water just marginally receding from some of the inundated areas, an official said.
At least 23 people died in the flood and lakhs have been rendered homeless.
The Army and NDRF personnel, during the day, distributed food, medicines and other relief materials in the flood-hit areas of Hooghly, according to the official.
More than 4 lakh hectares of agricultural land in the affected seven districts is under water now.
Large parts of Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, Hooghly, Howrah, South 24 Parganas and Birbhum districts have remained flooded
On August 5, around 24,000 cusec water was released from Maithon dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation and it is within the normal range, a DVC official said.
Banerjee said she demanded central aid for relief and rehabilitation of lakhs of people affected by recent floods in West Bengal.
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