A flood-like situation prevails in several parts of West Bengal with heavy rain over the last few days.

In south Bengal, the state government has warned against the release of 1 lakh cusecs of water into the Damodar river. It proved to be catastrophic for the state of West Bengal.

Incidentally, there no no discussions were held with the state governments of WB and Jharkhand on the release of water from Damodar river in Jharkhand.

The flood alert for the southern parts of West Bengal because of water release from two dams upstream in Jharkhand. Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport was flooded yesterday following heavy rain. While parts of the tarmac were flooded, flight operations were not affected. 

On Friday, the Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Andal in West Bardhhaman district had to shut operations due to flooding. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) yesterday recovered bodies of three people who had drowned on Friday evening due to floods in Asansol. 

While there has been some relief from rain, the prospect of water being released upstream could make the situation worse, especially along the Damodar and Ajay rivers.

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