West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a pathological liar. Anticipating floods in the lower Damodar basin, particularly in Hooghly and Howrah, she has proactively shrugged off all responsibility of her government and started blaming the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). But facts don’t lie: •Paragraph 4 of the DVC report clearly states that representatives of West Bengal are members of the Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulation Committee (DVRRC). •It has never happened that water was released from DVC dams without informing the Govt of West Bengal, as the Chief Engineer, I&WD, GoWB is a DVRRC member. •The Durgapur barrage was handed over to West Bengal way back in 1964. Successive state governments, including Mamata Banerjee’s, have failed in its maintenance. The truth is, DVC has been the saviour of West Bengal. Year after year, the state would have been washed away had the DVC system not existed. Mamata Banerjee’s claim that water is released without intimation is an utter lie. Documents prove West Bengal government officials are part of the committee that collectively decides on water release. Stop the blame game. Do your job, Mamata Banerjee.