**Kolkata:** Amid heavy rainfall in West Bengal, the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) on Friday released additional water from its reservoirs due to rains in Jharkhand. This move has sparked strong criticism from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who accused the DVC of releasing water without obtaining permission from the state government.
Taking to social media platform X, Mamata Banerjee expressed her outrage, stating, “The latest update on the unilateral and wilful release of water by DVC is that they have by the evening today released more than 150,000 cusecs of water from Maithon and Panchet dams etc to flood our West Bengal during festival times. This is a deliberate ploy to unleash disaster on us in order to inflict pains on millions when they are still busy in the Pujas. Shameful, intolerable, unacceptable! We protest!!”
Earlier the same day, the Chief Minister had highlighted the issue on X, saying, “Bijoya Dashami marks the close of Durga Puja — a time for joy, cheer and renewed hope. Yet instead of allowing the people of West Bengal to conclude the festival in peace, the DVC released 65,000 cusecs of water without any prior notice to the State. This reckless act is nothing short of an attempt to inflict misery during our sacred festivities. Such unilateral action is shameful and absolutely unacceptable.”
She further added, “By releasing water without intimation, the DVC has placed millions of lives in Bengal in immediate peril. This is not a natural calamity, it is a disaster manufactured by the DVC. Let me be clear: I will not allow anyone to carry out a Bisarjan of Bengal. Every conspiracy against our people will be resisted with full force. Truth will prevail over deceit and good will triumph over evil. Joy Maa Durga!”
Notably, Mamata Banerjee has accused the DVC multiple times in the past of releasing water without prior permission. The DVC has usually responded to such allegations; however, until the time of reporting this incident, the corporation had not issued any statement regarding the recent water release.
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