The devastating floods in Bengal has led to a blame game between the union government and the state government with Mamata Banerjee writing to the Prime Minister, twice on the issue. The West Bengal government blames the Damodar Valley Corporation for not paying heed to Bengal's request to minimise and delay the release of water from dams while the union government says that decisions have been taken in accordance with proceedure and officials from West Bengal are also part of the Damodar Valley Corporation.