"The news of the deaths of several people and the missing of many others due to heavy rains and landslides in various parts of West Bengal and Sikkim is extremely heartbreaking," Gandhi said.
“We have taken up a Rs 3,000 crore Lower Damodar Basin project to improve irrigation facilities and flood protection measures in the area, but we want regular dredging of DVC following which 2,000 cusecs of additional water can be retained. The Centre should come up with a policy to prevent DVC from releasing water that floods the adjoining areas,”
The people in the GP are using boats to go to other places to fetch drinking water for their family members, who have taken shelter at safer places.
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