Dismissing claims made by industry bodies representing ferroalloy and steel plant units in West Bengal, the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) on Friday stated that the appeal made to chief minister Mamata Banerjee was inaccurate and one-sided.
BHEL has maintained its leadership by winning orders worth Rs 81,349 crore in the power sector.
The 128th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was observed with honour and reverence to the unparalleled bravery and unwavering determination of the patriot and visionary leader.
The body of a missing car driver was found today near the ash pond bank of Mejia Thermal Power Station (MTPS) of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), close to Latiabeni village today morning by local Gangajalghati police station under Bankura district.
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has agreed to release irrigation water for five South Bengal districts, which will commence on 5 January for Rabi and 26 January for Boro cultivation in the first phase.
As the world focuses on the United Nations’ upcoming Conference of Parties (COP 29) which begins tomorrow, The Statesman looks at environmental issues closer home.
Rainfall caused by a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal last week led to an increase in water levels at the Maithon and Panchet reservoirs. After DVC released water from these reservoirs, vast areas in West Midnapore, Hooghly, Howrah, Bankura, East Midnapore, East Burdwan and West Burdwan were flooded.
Today chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited flood-affected districts of south Bengal, East Burdwan, Bankura and Birbhum on Tuesday.
Despite no or minimal rainfall in the six sub-basins of Damodar, the Damodar Valley Corporation has still released water today from its Maithon and Panchet dams.
The DVC has opened its floodgates after the midnight hours and had informed Bengal government through in WhatsApp, senior officials claimed amidst state's charges of giving 'no prior intimation of the discharge today.
