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Water discharge from dams reduces

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October 08, 2025

The upper dams have reduced their discharges substantially, but the discharge level at the Durgapur Barrage has not shown any significant decline today.

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Meanwhile, the Trinamul Congress staged a demonstration in front of the Maithon dam to protest against the ‘man-made flood situation in the lower Damodar basin, a charge repeatedly levelled by chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The discharge from the Maithon

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