India opened the gates of the Dumbur dam to intentionally flood Bangladesh

The claim that India intentionally opened the gates of the Dumbur dam to flood Bangladesh has been widely circulated, but it lacks factual support. According to multiple sources, including the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and experts from both India and Bangladesh, the flooding in Bangladesh was primarily due to heavy monsoon rains and not the release of water from the Dumbur dam. The Dumbur dam, located in Tripura, India, is over 120 kilometers upstream from the Bangladesh border, and it has an automatic release mechanism that activates when water levels exceed a certain threshold. This mechanism has been in place for over 50 years, and the recent release was consistent with past operations DW, Down to Earth. Additionally, the Indian government has provided real-time flood data to Bangladesh as per bilateral agreements, and the flooding was exacerbated by record rainfall in the region, not by any deliberate action by India. The political tensions between the two countries have contributed to the spread of misinformation, with some groups in Bangladesh using the situation to fuel anti-India sentiment. However, experts agree that the primary cause of the flooding was natural, due to the heavy rains, and not a result of any intentional dam operation by India.