MAMATA DECLARES RS 5L EX-GRATIA, BLAMES DVC, CENTRE FOR ‘MAN-MADE DISASTER’

Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia and a Special Homeguard job for a kin of the flood victims ahead of her two-day visit to North Bengal.

- SUPROTIM MUKHERJEE

Sharing an X post, CM Banerjee announced that she, along with her Chief Secretary, will visit North Bengal today.

Mamata Banerjee wrote, “Today we are leaving for North Bengal. I will be staying there for two days to see the rescue and restoration works there. My Chief Secretary is accompanying me; the DG of Police has already gone there. Ministers and public representatives have been sent and mobilised in different affected parts of North Bengal, particularly in the more damaged areas.”

“While death cannot be compensated, we shall give Rs 5 lakh to the families of each deceased, and a Special Homeguard’s job to a kin in each such family as a special gesture,” she added.

She added that the police and administration are conducting rescue operations in the affected areas, and community kitchens have been established to provide support.