Chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today urged the residents of low-lying areas to move to safer places in view of the forecast of heavy rains and release of water from DVC and Chandil barrages. The chief secretary, Mr Samar Ghosh, too, will hold deliberations with irrigation secretaries of Orissa and Jharkhand since large tracts of the state get flooded every year. Miss Banerjee has already spoken to the Prime Minister over taking up of desiltation projects to increase the capacity of the dams and barrages in neighbouring states so that the state does not suffer during monsoons. The CM’s warning was directed to the residents of some areas in Hooghly, Howrah and East Midnapore, since DVC is going to release around 70,000 cusecs of water while Chandil will release between 10,000-12,000 cusecs of water. She said: "I am urging people of Khanakul, Arambagh, Pursura, Tarakeshwar, Udaynarayanpur, Amta, Daspur and Ghatal to move to safer places. Saving lives is more important than property and other valuables and state government will look into it." Miss Banerjee also warned those living near coastal areas and the fishermen about high tide during Mahalaya. Meanwhile, weathermen have predicted a heavy rainfall in parts of south Bengal districts and Kolkata in the next 36 hours due to the depression over the Bay of Bengal. According to the predictions of Regional Meterological Office, Alipore, heavy to very heavy rain may occur at isolated places in Howrah, Hooghly, Burdwan, Kolkata, East and West Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia and other areas of South 24-Parganas during the next 36 hours. Heavy rains may lash some areas of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar in north Bengal during the next 12 hours. Under the influence of well-marked low pressure area over north-west Bay off Orissa and West Bengal coast, strong North-west to Northerly winds will blow with a speed between 45 and 55 km per hour. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea. “There is a depression 50 km south of Digha which may lead to heavy rainfall along with high wind in the districts of Gangetic West Bengal,” said a release issued by the West Bengal government quoting the Indian Meteorological Department.