It’s a clash between West Bengal and Jharkhand.The conflict is based on a subject- release of water from Jharkhand centre dam of Damodar Valley Corporation. 

Result? The West Begal has  sealed its border with West Bengal. On Friday, Mamata Banerjee accused the DVC of releasing 5 lakh cusecs of water over three days, inundating 11 districts in southern Bengal. 

She said Jharkhand chief minister and INDIA bloc ally Hemant Soren for not responding to her appeals. 

Mamata Banerjee announced that her government was “severing all ties” with the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), accusing it of “flooding Bengal to save Jharkhand,” The Times of India reported. 

She criticised DVC, which operates in both states for mismanaging water release. In response, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya called the decision “hasty and unreasonable” and warned of blocking goods trucks carrying essential commodities to Bengal.  

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He added that Jharkhand's reservoirs were near the danger mark due to heavy rainfall, and an inter-state committee oversees the release of water from dams, the report mentions. Mamata Banerjee said the border was being closed to prevent vehicles from being swept away by floodwaters on the Bengal side. 

However, the Soren-led JMM issued a warning of retaliation after Bengal Police began blocking trucks and other commercial vehicles from Jharkhand at the Dhanbad-West Burdwan border near Kulti. 

The situation has further escalated tensions between the two states. The TMC chief reportedly contacted the DVC chairperson and Jharkhand Soren, urging them not to release water, citing the severe impact on Bengal.