Heavy Rain Lashes Kolkata City

Since Friday evening, incessant rain caused waterlogging and traffic jam in several parts of Kolkata city, including the busy airport.

Rain in Kolkata
Rain in several parts of Kolkata.

Due to the rains, areas like Howrah, Salt Lake and Barrackpore were waterlogged.

Reports claimed there were waterlogging in the airport, however flight services were not affected.

According to the reports, more or less the situation would be same throughout Saturday.

Talking to the PTI, a weather official claimed:

“Parts of the city experienced up to 7 cm rainfall since Friday afternoon.”

He said:

“The low pressure over Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal turned into a deep depression. It is gradually shifting towards Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. This, accompanied by an active monsoon trough over the southern districts of West Bengal, resulted in the rains.”

Meanwhile, the Weather Department has warned of thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning.

A ‘yellow’ alert for heavy rain of up to 11 cm for the Gangetic West Bengal districts, including Kolkata, was issued.

At the same time, an ‘orange’ alert for heavy to very heavy rains was issued for Purulia, Murshidabad, Malda, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts.

[With the input from PTI]

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