2024 West Bengal floods - Wikipedia
The 2024 West Bengal floods occurred in mid-September 2024, primarily affecting the southern regions of the state. The floods were triggered by a combination of heavy rainfall due to a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal and the release of water from dams managed by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). [3]
Release of water decreased from Maithon and Panchet dams, flood ...
Sep 21, 2024 · The flood situation in West Bengal improved on Saturday on the back of no rain in the affected districts in the last 24 hours. The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) also reduced the release of water from the Maithon and Panchet dams.
West Bengal Weather Today: Floods fuel political tensions as …
Sep 27, 2024 · Floods fuel political tensions as heavy rains continue to disrupt life in West Bengal. Political war of words persists over DVC water release, BJP officials claim Mamata played politics to create...
Bengal floods: 10,000 rescued, Mamata says 'personally …
Oct 5, 2023 · Expressing concern over the flood-like situation in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that 10,000 people have been rescued and kept in 190 relief camps in nine districts in the southern and northern parts of the state.
Parts of Bengal face flood-like situation after heavy rains
A deep depression over the Gangetic West Bengal triggered heavy rains in south Bengal over the weekend and on Monday. The weather system moved to Jharkhand on Monday. Bandyopadhyay said large...
West Bengal Floods: Medinipur Woman Rescued Near Hooghly …
Sep 20, 2024 · As of September 19, three persons were killed and over 2.5 lakh people were affected by the floods in southern West Bengal. While many houses were washed away in the flood, the rescue officers saved a drowning woman who was on the brink of death near the Rupnarayan River in Howrah.
Bengal Govt issues flood alert for 7 districts, holds urgent …
Oct 2, 2023 · The West Bengal Government Monday issued a flood alert in seven districts of the state amid continuous heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas in neighbouring Jharkhand.
Floods imminent in West Bengal as depression, dam water make …
Sep 18, 2024 · Heavy rain in West Bengal triggers flood warnings as Damodar Valley Corporation releases water, causing dangerous conditions in seven districts.
Amid flood-like situation in Bengal, DVC's release of water from …
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Monday night expressed concerns over the situation, warning of a potential flood-like situation in at least seven districts downstream due to...
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee chairs emergency meeting to assess flood ...
Jul 8, 2024 · West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee convened an emergency meeting on Monday to assess the flood-like situation in north Bengal, following incessant rains and landslides in the region.