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Bengal Devastated by Depression Rains: Ghatal Submerged, Homes Collapse in Bankura, Classrooms Waterlogged!
- •The depression over South Odisha and Chhattisgarh weakened, but heavy rainfall continues in North and South Bengal.
- •Ghatal has been waterlogged for three days, with rising water levels in the Shilabati and Jhumi rivers; 13 wards of Ghatal Municipality and 10 gram panchayats are flooded.
- •In Betalan village, Bankura, several mud houses collapsed due to continuous rain, leaving two families homeless; BJP workers provided relief and temporary shelter.
- •Chapabani village in Patrasayer Block also saw mud houses collapse and homes waterlogged; BJP President Anup Ghosh distributed relief materials.
- •Selmabad Sarojini Vidyaniketan in Patashpur has suspended classes due to waterlogged classrooms, raising fears of insects and waterborne diseases.
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Ghatal has been waterlogged for three days as the Shilabati and Jhumi river water levels rise, flooding 13 of 17 municipal wards and 10 of 12 block gram panchayats. Government boats and dinghies are deployed for transport on the newly flooded state highway from Barada to Kharar as houses, roads, and agricultural lands remain submerged.
Continuous heavy rainfall in Bankura caused mud house walls to collapse and rainwater to enter homes, leaving families homeless in places like Betalan village. BJP workers and leaders intervened by temporarily accommodating affected families in local schools, distributing food, relief materials, and tarpaulins, and assuring permanent housing support.
Selmabad Sarojini Vidyaniketan suspended classes because continuous heavy rain caused water to rapidly enter from low-lying fields into the main building and classrooms, submerging chairs and benches. The school will remain closed until stagnant water recedes and classrooms are cleaned to prevent vector-borne diseases and risks from poisonous insects.
