Mamata to send team to flood-hit north Bengal

In a Twitter post, Banerjee said that several people have been affected, properties damaged and roads disrupted by the recent heavy rainfall in north Bengal.

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The Chief Minister said that she has been personally monitoring the situation in those districts and that state chief secretary HK Dwivedi will also be supervising the situation round the clock. (Express File Photo)

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The disaster management team will comprise state irrigation minister Partha Bhowmick and other senior officials of the state government, she said.

In a Twitter post, Banerjee said that several people have been affected, properties damaged and roads disrupted by the recent heavy rainfall in north Bengal.

The Chief Minister said that she has been personally monitoring the situation in those districts and that state chief secretary HK Dwivedi will also be supervising the situation round the clock.

“… people have been marooned. DMs and SPs are doing relief and rescue works on war footing with help of NDRF and SDRF. I have been monitoring personally and instructed my CS to supervise the field situation round the clock. No stone will be left unturned,” she wrote in the post.

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