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CM begins second visit to North Bengal flood zones
The Statesman Siliguri
|October 13, 2025
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday began her second round of visits to flood and landslide-affected areas in North Bengal. She arrived in Alipurduar and interacted with residents of the Nil Para forest area under Jaigaon Police Station to assess the situation firsthand.
Speaking to reporters, Miss Banerjee said that timely evacuation by the administration had averted loss of lives in Alipurduar district. “There has been no report of any death here because the administration acted promptly and shifted people from vulnerable areas before the water level rose. A group of local people also extended timely helpand rescued several families, preventing a major tragedy,” she said.
The Chief Minister felicitated eight such individuals who played a crucial role in the rescue operations and added that similar felicitation programmes would continue in other affected areas.
This story is from the October 13, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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