West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Monday that water flowing down from neighbouring Bhutan caused floods in north Bengal. She also sought compensation from the Himalayan kingdom.

Speaking in Nagrakata in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee said that the losses occurred owing to rainwater flowing down from Bhutan through various rivers.

"We have faced losses due to water coming down from Bhutan... We want them to give us compensation," Banerjee was quoted by news agency PTI as saying in a short address during a government programme on Monday.

Mamata Banerjee also insisted on the formation of the Indo-Bhutan Joint River Commission. "I have been insisting on setting up an Indo-Bhutan Joint River Commission for some time now, and I demand that West B

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