Kolkata: Heavy rains lashed Kolkata on Wednesday, causing waterlogging in some parts of the metropolis and disrupting normal life. The officers provided this information.
Despite the lack of public transport, people had to pass through waterlogged roads, causing great hardship.
NS Kolkata Municipal Corporation Officials said that (KMC) has pressed into service a large number of pumps to remove water from the submerged roads.
The marked low pressure area due to increased rainfall over the southern districts lies in the western parts of the Ganges. West Bengal and neighborhoods, the Met Office said.
Rain is also reported from the districts of East and West Midnapore, bankura, Jhargram and Purulia, Howrah, Hooghly, North and South 24 Parganas, apart from East and West Bardhaman and Birbhum.
The Met Office said that there is a possibility of heavy rain at some places in Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Bardhaman districts on Thursday.
Regional weather director GK Das said, “The weather is likely to improve in most of the districts of South Bengal from Thursday.”
NS Bhawanipur The bypoll, in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the candidate, is scheduled for Thursday.
Election officials said all arrangements have been made in case the rains continue.
He said that all polling stations have been asked to install pumps to draw out the flood water, while the police personnel deployed for the elections have been asked to carry raincoats and umbrellas.
Several places in Bhawanipur constituency were flooded on Wednesday following overnight rains, officials said.
Waterlogging was also reported at Amherst Street, Thanthania, Central Avenue and Nayabad among other places.
Waterlogging has also been reported in several cities of South Bengal like Kharagpur, Haldia, Contai and Diamond Harbour.
The port city of Haldia in East Midnapore district recorded the highest rainfall in 24 hours till 8.30 am on Wednesday, the Met Office said.
Kolkata recorded 87 mm of rain during this period.
Heavy rainfall was recorded at Mohanpur (192 mm), Kharagpur (171 mm), Midnapore (171 mm), Kalaikunda (167 mm), Sagar Island (152 mm), Diamond Harbor (150 mm) and Salt Lake among other places. . (52 mm), it said.
Despite the lack of public transport, people had to pass through waterlogged roads, causing great hardship.
NS Kolkata Municipal Corporation Officials said that (KMC) has pressed into service a large number of pumps to remove water from the submerged roads.
The marked low pressure area due to increased rainfall over the southern districts lies in the western parts of the Ganges. West Bengal and neighborhoods, the Met Office said.
Rain is also reported from the districts of East and West Midnapore, bankura, Jhargram and Purulia, Howrah, Hooghly, North and South 24 Parganas, apart from East and West Bardhaman and Birbhum.
The Met Office said that there is a possibility of heavy rain at some places in Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Bardhaman districts on Thursday.
Regional weather director GK Das said, “The weather is likely to improve in most of the districts of South Bengal from Thursday.”
NS Bhawanipur The bypoll, in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the candidate, is scheduled for Thursday.
Election officials said all arrangements have been made in case the rains continue.
He said that all polling stations have been asked to install pumps to draw out the flood water, while the police personnel deployed for the elections have been asked to carry raincoats and umbrellas.
Several places in Bhawanipur constituency were flooded on Wednesday following overnight rains, officials said.
Waterlogging was also reported at Amherst Street, Thanthania, Central Avenue and Nayabad among other places.
Waterlogging has also been reported in several cities of South Bengal like Kharagpur, Haldia, Contai and Diamond Harbour.
The port city of Haldia in East Midnapore district recorded the highest rainfall in 24 hours till 8.30 am on Wednesday, the Met Office said.
Kolkata recorded 87 mm of rain during this period.
Heavy rainfall was recorded at Mohanpur (192 mm), Kharagpur (171 mm), Midnapore (171 mm), Kalaikunda (167 mm), Sagar Island (152 mm), Diamond Harbor (150 mm) and Salt Lake among other places. . (52 mm), it said.
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