This year’s devastating floods across West Bengal are not an act of nature — they are a man-made disaster born of reckless politics and profit-driven policies. Embankments built for votes, sand mining that lines private pockets, and the destruction of river floodplains have all turned Bengal’s fertile delta into a watery grave for its people. As rivers burst their banks, entire villages are being erased, while the state remains deaf to the cries of those displaced. This crisis exposes how corporate greed and political indifference together worsen climate breakdown — and how ordinary citizens pay the price. Bengal’s tragedy is India’s warning: when governments serve capital instead of communities, floods are never “natural”.
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https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20251103-bengal-floods-a-spate-of-human-folly-2807669-2025-10-24
