'Had cautioned the state government a week back about floods'

CPI(M) Politburo member Surjya Kanta Mishra today appealed all political parties not to play politics over floods in south Bengal and said he had warned the state government about possibility of release of water by the DVC.
"No one should try to play politics over the issue. The government should speed up the process of providing relief to the affected people," he said.
Claiming that he had cautioned the state government about the floods due to the release of water by DVC, Mishra said he had cautioned state Chief Secretary Sanjoy Mitra and state Industries minister Partha Chatterjee about it.

"I had personally called the Chief Secretary and Partha Chatterjee about the outcome if water was released by DVC and told them to take precautionary measures last week, but they didn't pay any heed. They were busy with Durga Puja," Mishra told reporters.
"They are running the government for the last two and half years and should have known the consequences of the water release, because a dam has to release excess water, otherwise it would burst," he added.