Flood

DVC reduced combined release of water from both the Maithon & Panchet reservoirs. Now it is @ 60,000 Cusec from DVC causing down Durgapur Dam release around @85,000 Cusec.

Huge discharge of water may cause Flood at midnight

With the heavy raining in both the Damodar and the Barakar catchment areas over the last 48 hours DVC has now been discharging water @70,000 Cusec (approx) combinedly from its Panchet and Maithon reservoirs from this morning which may reach Durgapur Dam tonight by 10.00 p.m causing a release of more than 1,00,000 Cusec from down Durgapur. Hence water level of both the rivers namely Damodar and Mundeswari will be double as of now.
The DVC release is likely to be increased since Tenughat reservoir will shortly discharge more water which will reach Panchet reservoir resulting further hike in rate of release from Panchet too.  

At home an octogenarian got pension from administration

Smt. RAJLILA MONDAL a 79 years seriously ill, blind of village Chakjalkar, Arunda Gram Panchayat, Khanakul-I Dev. Block got surprised last week when BDO Khanakul-1 Suprabhat Chatterjee WBCS (Exe) and the manager of the Paschim Banga Gramin Bank, Chabbishpur Branch met her at her mud made home to open the bank account to provide her pension of Rs. 400 p.m under Indira Ghandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme.  With the fast moving time senior citizens of our society have been gradually facing helping hands almost beyond their reach. Here is the reverse. Under the leadership of the District Collector of Hooghly, Sripriya Rengarajan I.A.S and Sub-divisional Magistrate, Arindam Niyogi WBCS (Exe) the administration is becoming social friendly as well. Let gerontologist be happy as public servants are also with them.

Earthquake shaken Hooghly

A mild eathquake is experienced all over Hooghly District this evening. No casualty is reported till this time. However, a control room is start functioning in the district level to monitor the situation and extend help in need.