KOLKATA, Oct 13: Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that water flowing down from adjoining Bhutan caused floods in north Bengal and sought compensation from the Himalayan kingdom.
Mamata, who is visiting the natural disaster-hit region to oversee relief and rehabilitation work, said at Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri district that the losses occurred owing to rainwater flowing down from Bhutan through various rivers.
“We have faced losses due to water coming down from Bhutan… We want them to give us compensation,” Banerjee said in a short address during a government programme.Maintaining that the state government has to arrange all relief and rehabilitation, she claimed that the Centre does not pay for it.
Maintaining that her government has long been demanding formation of an Indo-Bhutan River Commission in which West Bengal should be made a member, Banerjee said a meeting is likely to be held on October 16 on the issue. (PTI)
