Kolkata. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. In the letter, she said that the state government will cancel all agreements with the Damodar Valley Corporation, as many districts of South Bengal have been hit by floods due to the release of water by the corporation. The Chief Minister has said in the letter that 50 lakh people were affected by the floods in South Bengal. The Central Government should provide adequate assistance to help the affected people in this direction. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mamata Banerjee said, “I want to draw your attention to the fact that about five lakh cusecs of water has been released in an unplanned manner from Maithon and Panchet dams owned and maintained by the Damodar Valley Corporation. Due to this, all the districts of South Bengal have been hit by severe floods. Due to this, the common people are facing a lot of trouble.
He said in the letter that if water is released unilaterally, the people of the state will have to face difficulties. In such a situation, we will have to break all our contracts with DVC. We will have no option left. We cannot let our people be affected in this way. The Lower Damodar and surrounding areas have witnessed the biggest floods since 2009, affecting the lives of about 50 lakh people living in an area of more than 1,000 square kilometers. He blamed the DVC for the floods and called it a man-made flood. The CM warned that the state government will completely disassociate itself from DVC and withdraw its participation. The Chief Minister said in the letter, I request you to consider this matter seriously and direct the concerned ministries to resolve these issues as a top priority, including the approval of adequate central funds to act in the interest of the most affected people.