Kolkata: West Bengal Bengal Head Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit the northern district district to take stock of the flood situation there after continuous rain and hold an administrative review meeting, an official said on Thursday.
Banerjee’s visit to North Bengal will likely consist of four days, he said.
Although there was no official confirmation from the State Secretariat on a travel plan, the official said that the minister’s chairman tended to go to Siliguri on October 24 and returned on October 28.
During my stay he tended to hold a meeting with the Darjeeling District.
Administrative officers and hold a meeting of administrative reviews about the flood situation with other North Bengal Regency officials in ‘Uttar Kanya’, the State Secretariat in the region on October 25 and October 26, said the source.
North Bengal has been tied by unrelenting rain which causes mainland trigers to cause great difficulties for hundreds of tourists who attack the hills and face big difficulties reaching the train station and bagdogra airport to return home.
Darjeeling received 233.8 mm rainfall, the highest in the state in 24 hours until 8:30 a.m.
on Wednesday, followed by Kalimpong (199 mm), Jalpaiguri (151 mm) and Cooch Behar (60.9 mm).
The water level of the torsa and several other rivers in the region have increased due to excessive rain.
Some lowland areas in the Jalpaiguri district have been flooded because they rise at the Teesta water level and Rivers Jaldhaka.
A number of people who are not determined from these areas are transferred to safe places.
He is likely to hold a meeting with the Darjeeling District Administration officer and hold an administrative review meeting on the situation of flooding with other North Benggal Regency officials in ‘Uttar Kanya’, the State Secretariat in the region on October 25 and October 26, said the source.
After the journey of Bengal North Bengal, Banerjee is likely to visit Goa, where he can hold a political demonstration, he added.
Mamata Banerjee tends to visit North Bengal, take stock of flood situations
