With a flood-like situation in certain parts of north Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that she was sending a high-level team to the region.
The CM tweeted: “Sending a high- level disaster management team tomorrow to flood- hit North Bengal under my Irrigation Minister [Partha Bhowmick] and including Secretaries of Disaster Management, Irrigation and Agriculture. North Bengal districts have received heavy rainfall, rivers have swollen, roads have been disrupted, properties have been damaged, people have been marooned.”
On July 13, Jalpaiguri district received heavy rainfall of about 132 mm, the highest in this season. Several rivers, including the Teesta, Torsa and Kaljani, have swelled, and water has entered parts of the Jalpaiguri municipality, leaving several areas water-logged. Several areas of Alipurduar district are also waterlogged.
