Flash floods alert in Bengal: Bhutan’s Tala dam overflows; NDRF on ‘highest alert’

North Bengal is on high alert as Bhutan’s Tala hydropower dam overflows due to a gate malfunction, raising fears of downstream flooding in West Bengal’s Dooars. This situation compounds deadly landslides in Darjeeling, which killed at least seven people, prompting NDRF deployment and Prime Minister Modi’s assurance of central assistance amidst ongoing heavy rainfall forecasts.