ASSISTANCE TO WEST BENGAL FOR FLOOD CONTROL
LOK SABHA
The Government of
West Bengal informed that the State Government is aware of drainage
congestion encountered in the district of Purba Medinipur (East
Midnapore) particularly in the Dubda Basin area in P. S. Ramnagar
and Egra, caused by Kudi-Negua Channel System, due to heavy downpour
during the period from 05.10.2003 to 09.10.2003 caused by formation
of a deep depression, in the Bay of Bengal. So far, the State
Government has not requested the Union Government for financial
assistance.
Further, the Union Government has
not received any proposal from the State Government for completion
of Dugda Basin Rain Scheme by re-excavating the Kudi Canal and
connecting it to the sea.
This information was given by the
Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty
in written reply to a question from Dr. Nitish Sengupta in the
Lok Sabha today.
