Normal life was partially disrupted in Kolkata and parts of the southern region of West Bengal on Monday as heavy rain triggered by depression caused hurdles to commuters on the first working day of 𝐆the week.
The Met department forecast downpour till Tuesday morning owing ♉to the depression that lay over south Chhattisgarh and will bring in its wake gusty wind with a speed of 35 to 45 kmph i🀅n the coastal areas of West Bengal.
Children going to schools and people to their workplaces faced a tough time reaching their destinations as public tra꧋nsport was scarce.
Kolkata received rain at an average rate of 7-8 mm per hour since morning, and all the pumping stations are operational, a civic body official said, adding that adequate personne꧂l have been deployed to pump out water from low-lying areas.
The Met department forecast heavy rain♛ in Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Jhargram, West Midnapore, Birbhum, Murshidabad and Nadia districts of Gangetic West Bengal till Tuesday morning.
It also w🐽arned of heavy to very heavy rain in the coastal districts of Purba Medinipur and South 24 Parganas till Wednesday morning.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the Bay of Bengal till Tuesday owing to rough sea conditions, a government official said, adding tha꧂t peopl🌼e living in coastal areas have been asked to move to safe places.
(With PTI Inputs)
