In a tweet, Sarma expressed his dismay, stating that the people of Bengal are enduring hardships due to the inefficiency of their government.

Repeating her charge that the floods in West Bengal are man-made, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to PM Narendra Modi and blamed the release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation from reservoirs in Jharkhand for the situation.

The development comes at a time when Bengal CM Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the state would sever all ties with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for "unilaterally releasing water" which led to floods in south Bengal districts.

Blaming Jharkhand for unbridled release of water through its DVC damns, CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was shutting Bengal's borders with the state for three days. The police reportedly stopped the entry of cargo vehicles travelling from Jharkhand to West Bengal at Duburdih Check Post near Maithon from around 7 pm on Thursday evening,

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered the sealing of the inter-state border with Jharkhand amid a severe flood crisis in her state. Banerjee accused the Damodar Valley Corporation (which operates a multipurpose river project in West Bengal and Jharkhand) of releasing five lakh cusecs of water over three days,

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday ordered to stop vehicle operations between Bengal and Jharkhand.

Trucks were seen lined up at Asansol border as Mamata Banerjee ordered the sealing of Jharkhand-Bengal land border.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered the sealing of the interstate border and stated that the Bengal-Jharkhand border would be closed for three days.

Stay informed with our live blog covering India’s latest in politics, economy, crime, and general news. Get real-time updates on political developments, financial trends, crime reports, and important events across the country.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accused Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of flooding 11 south Bengal districts by releasing water from reservoirs, prompting her to seal the border with Jharkhand. This move led to a retaliatory threat from Jharkhand's JMM party to block goods trucks heading to Bengal,

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the flood situation in the state was because of DVC's unbridled release of water from its dams to save Jharkhand