Substantial sections of Kolkata and adjacent suburbs stayed waterlogged on Thursday with the prediction of improve rain and thunderstorm activity for two days that the inhabitants of metropolis are very likely to keep on braving adverse weather states.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee explained that the city had seen great number of rain from the last twenty four hours. She voiced concern on the deaths caused by lightning attack and encouraged people to not venture outside from these own homes. The Regional Meteorological Centre ( RMC) at Kolkata stated that Kolkata documented 144 millimeter rain in 2-4 hours till 8.30 am on Thursday. The town also listed elevated rainfall in your daytime and lots of regions of the city stayed in deep water.

“Due to presence of Cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining area and strong moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal, widespread rain/thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over the districts of West Bengal during 17-19 June 2021,” a particular publication issued that the RMC in Kolkata explained. The bulletin advised anglers to not venture in to the deepsea throughout till June 18.

Sanjib Bandyopadhyay, Deputy Director General,” Meteorology ( RMC), Kolkata explained the monsoon have came at the south Bengal on June 11 and ever since the State has seen routine rain. “ The possible impact can be water logging in low lying areas and the water in the rivers may rise… Since there is thunderstorm activity, we would suggest that farmers working in the fields to stay indoors inside pucca houses,” Mr Bandyopadhyay explained.

along Side Hooghly, water from the rivers of south east Bengal for example south Ajoy, Darakeswar, Brahmani, Shilabati, Subarnarekha and Kangsabati have swelled. The Chief Minister urged the government to Stay awake in the Event of flooding in areas of Howrah, Hooghly and Paschim Medinipur.

State’s Minister Firhad Hakim, who’s chairman Board of Administrators, Kolkata Municipal Businesses said attempts were being forced to pump water out from the overrun areas in to the river Hooghly after the water level from the lake subsides. A couple of weeks before, that the State had braced Cy Clone Yaas leading to flooding in low lying areas of South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur.

Currently just LowLying regions of north Kolkata and also Behala but several aspects of south east Kolkata such as Ballygunge Circular Road, Loudon Street, Southern Avenue and regions along with Tollygunge were underwater on account of the enhanced rain action. People had to wade through water to maneuver from 1 point to alternative. The Condition is below limits to comprise COVID-19 pandemic and people transportation stays frozen.

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