Banerjee, who waded through floodwaters in the Ghatal Municipality, said she may send a delegation of ministers, MPs, and MLAs to New Delhi to press the Centre to approve the subject.

“Our requests for the Ghatal Master Plan have been ignored by the Centre. “Repeated inquiries have gone unanswered,” she stated.

As Ghatal is a low-lying area, it can’t be rescued without a big plan, according to Banerjee, who also provided reduction supplies to a few of the afflicted people. “I did a survey of the area. I’ll write a report about it. …. “I believe the administration needs to work harder and plan more throughly,” the chief minister said.

Banerjee, who also conducted an airborne reconnaissance of the planet, stated that she discovered residences, stores, and market places under water.

The administrative assembly, which was to be held at a world-class auditorium, was cancelled after it was overwhelmed by floodwater, according to officers.

“A team consisting of (water resources investigation and development minister) Manas Bhuniya, (irrigation minister) Soumen Mahapatra, (two other ministers) Seuli Saha and Srikant Mahato, (Ghatal actor-MP) Dev, and (Medinipur MLA) June Malia,” Banerjee announced. During the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, they will go to Delhi to meet with the irrigation minister to make their case (for the Ghatal Master Plan). ” She explained that these “man-made floods” occur every year after water is released from dams.

At least 23 people have died and several lakhs have been homeless in seven districts of south Bengal as a result of the flood, which Banerjee has described as “man-made.”

She blames DVC for the floods, stating the company released “extra water” from its dams. The DVC, on either hand, rejected the allegation, saying that it only discharges water with the consent of state authorities and that blaming it for the flood is unwarranted.

Politics is, without a doubt, a bitter-sweet experience. And parties have long exploited the mango season to try to sweeten their ties. Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi fought a fierce war for Bengal. Even after Mamata was sworn in as Chief Minister, the squabbles between the state and the federal government continued. But when mango season arrived, she was quick to extend her seasonal greetings to New Delhi.

Last Monday, Mamata sent Bengal’s best mango types to Modi Himsagar, Malda, and Lakshmanbhog. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Home Minister Amit Shah also received the gift. She also sent mangoes to Sonia Gandhi, the Congress leader, and Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi chief minister.

The monsoon session of Parliament will be closely watched to see if Banerjee’s mango diplomacy helps sweeten the bitterness between the state and the Centre, which has persisted over political violence in Bengal, the Narada scam cases, chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay’s sudden transfer, and governor Jagdeep Dhankar.

Urging the teachers and students of the college to help the Fishery Department, Government of Assam to properly implement Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana in the State and contribute towards achieving the goal of the State government to make Assam one of the top fish exporting states in the country. He also said that the State produced 3.35 lakh MT of fish in 2019-20 and FISHFED sold fish worth Rs. 180 crore during the first two

phases of lockdown.

Sonowal exhorted teachers and students of the college to reach out to the fish farmers of the State and guide them to double their production and thereby increase their income. He also urged them to inform the fish farmers about latest technologies in this sector so that they can derive benefit by adopting those technologies.

He also informed that Rs. 20 thousand crore was allocated for fishery sector by the Central Government in the Rs. 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Modi in the aftermath of COVID-19 lockdown to revive country’s economy and Assam government has already submitted proposals worth Rs. 1000 crore for deriving

maximum benefit from that package. Being the only fishery college in the State, the institute has the responsibility to contribute towards the development of the fishery sector and help in the economic growth of the State, he said.

The Chief Minister also visited the newly constructed auditorium of the institute and took stock of other facilities as well.

“My dear countrymen, I was having COVID-19 symptoms and, after a test, my report came back positive. I am following all the guidelines and will quarantine myself according to the doctor’s advice,” the Chief Minister wrote on Twitter.

He also appealed to colleagues and individuals to take all possible precaution to avoid infection and urged those who had come in contact with him to get their tests done as well

“I appeal to the people of my state to be careful, just a little carelessness invites the coronavirus. I made every effort to avoid the virus but people used to meet me on many subjects,” Mr Chouhan added.

Close contacts of the Chief Minister, who was to hold a meeting at 11.30 AM, have been quarantined. In his absence, Mr Chouhan wrote, Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Health Minister Vishvas Sarang and others will lead the meeting.

Mr Mishra, among those to have had close contact with the Chief Minister, will also be tested for the virus.

An ambulance enters the official residence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

News of Mr Chouhan testing positive comes two days after a minister in his cabinet, Arvind Singh Bhadoria, said he was infected. Mr Bhadoria was among the ministers at Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, which was chaired by the Chief Minister.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister reassured supporters that there was no need to panic and that despite his medical condition he would continue to lead efforts to contain the virus in his state.

“No need to panic, If coronavirus is treated in time, it is curable,” he said. adding, “I have been reviewing the status of coronavirus infections every evening since March 25. I will try to review this via video conferencing as much as possible now”.

Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath tweeted: “I pray to God for his (Mr Chouhan’s) speedy recovery”. 

Another former Chief Minister, Uma Bharti, said she was praying for the recovery of both Mr Chouhan and Mr Bhadoria. “I pray they get well soon. All be well. May this disease leave our planet,” she said.

Mr Chouhan and Mr Bhadoria had attended the funeral of the late Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon, who died at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow on July 21.

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her party stands firmly behind the Union government in this hour of crisis after 20 army personnel were killed in action with Chinese troops along the LAC, and urged the Centre not to allow Chinese investments in strategically important infrastructure sectors, sources said.

At an all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the West Bengal Chief Minister said India “should and will” unitedly tide over the crisis, sources in her party said.

“We stand with the government in this hour of crisis. We will win. We will put up a united fight as one nation,” Ms Banerjee was quoted as having told the meeting by a source in the TMC.

“During the meeting, our party supremo urged the Union government not to allow Chinese companies and investments in telecom, railway, aviation and other important infrastructure sectors,” the TMC source said.