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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Monday (October 13, 2025) claimed that h2o flowing down from adjoining Bhutan caused floods successful North Bengal and sought compensation from the neighbouring country.
“We person faced losses owed to h2o coming down from Bhutan... We privation them to springiness america compensation,” Ms. Banerjee said. Over the past fewer days Ms. Banerjee has held waters from rivers of Bhutan liable for the North Bengal floods but this was the archetypal clip she has sought compensation from the country.
The Chief Minister who was visiting flood-affected Nagrakata successful Jalpaiguri reiterated the request of mounting up Indo-Bhutan Joint River Commission.
“I person been insisting connected mounting up an Indo-Bhutan Joint River Commission for immoderate clip present and I request that West Bengal beryllium made portion of it. Under our pressure, there’s a gathering scheduled connected the 16th of this period and our officers volition be that,” Ms. Banerjee said.
Torrential rainfall lashed Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts connected the intervening nighttime of October 4 and 5, triggering large landslides arsenic the portion received 261 mm of rainfall wrong 12 hours. More than 30 deaths person been reported successful some the districts.
Speaking to flood-affected locals, the Chief Minister said that they should registry their names successful the camps and archer that their houses person been damaged. “We volition behaviour a survey of the houses that person been washed distant erstwhile the floodwaters recede wholly and volition instrumentality measures to rebuild them,” Ms. Banerjee said. She added that arrangements person been made successful the alleviation camps for radical who person mislaid captious documents specified arsenic Aadhaar card, PAN card, onshore titles truthful that the State authorities tin reissue duplicate copies.
While the adjacent of the kin of the deceased person been fixed a compensation of ₹5 lakh on with a occupation arsenic location guard, the Chief Minister said that houses volition beryllium constructed nether Banglar Baari scheme.
She expressed her displeasure with the Central authorities saying that nary funds are being allocated to the State for dealing with the earthy disaster. “We person to bash everything. Delhi does not wage a azygous penny,” she said.
This is Chief Minister’s 2nd travel to North Bengal to oversee flood relief.
