West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited flood affected areas in south Bengal on Tuesday (August 5, 2025). Ms. Banerjee has blamed release of water from reservoirs of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for the inundation of multiple districts in the State.
Throughout the day Ms. Banerjee was seen visiting multiple flood affected areas. She started with Arambagh in Hooghly district and spoke to flood-affected people in the area who have taken shelter in a rescue camp. With a bucket filled with khichdi, she served food to the affected people.
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Later in the day she headed to Ghatal in Paschim Medinipur district where thousands have been affected due to the rising water levels amidst heavy rains. Even though the rains have stopped for the past few days, the water has not receded in these areas.
Ms. Banerjee visited Ghatal’s flood affected areas with Dipak Adhikari, MP from the area along with other government officials and MLAs and spoke to locals.
