West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and the Jharkhand government of causing severe flooding in her state by releasing large amounts of water from dams to protect Jharkhand. In response, she has ordered the closure of the Bengal-Jharkhand border for three days and threatened to sever ties with the DVC, labeling the floods as 'man-made'. Banerjee criticized the central government's failure to dredge DVC dams, which has decreased their water storage capacity by 36%, exacerbating the flood crisis. She claims the situation is part of a 'well-planned conspiracy' against West Bengal, highlighting her fears during visits to affected areas. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Power stated that water releases are regulated by a committee involving multiple stakeholders, countering Banerjee's allegations of unilateral action by the DVC.