Kolkata: Heavy rains lashed various parts of the city on Saturday evening, resulting in slow movement of vehicular traffic in various places.
As it did not last for long, there was no major case of water logging reported from the city. Drainage department officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) inspected various locations following the rain to oversee the situation.
However, a man was killed after being struck by lightning in Maidan area of the city, police said. Ajoy Mallick (27) was hit by lightning during a thunderstorm at around 6.30 pm. He was rushed to SSKM Hospital where doctors declared him "brought dead".
Heavy rains disrupted the normal lives of the people in the city as many officer goers faced difficulties while returning home. According to the prediction of the Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore, the city, along with other South Bengal districts, may receive light to moderate rainfall in the next two days. Heavy rainfall has also been predicted in the North Bengal districts in the next 48 hours.
The weather office has pointed out that a low pressure trough formed over Bihar has been bringing more rainfall in the districts of North Bengal. Alipurduar and Cooch Behar may witness heavy to very heavy rainfall due to the same.
Since Saturday morning, the sky remained overcast in most parts of the city and South Bengal districts as well.
As the day progressed, it started raining in almost all the South Bengal districts.
It may be mentioned that in the past few days, various South Bengal districts have witnessed heavy rainfall due to cyclonic circulation created over North Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood, which later contributed in the formation of a low pressure area over the bay and its adjoining areas. Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred in districts like North 24-Parganas, South 24-Parganas, Nadia and Murshidabad, Hooghly, West Midnapore and
South 24-Parganas.
A few days ago, a low pressure trough had formed over North Odisha and adjoining parts of Bengal resulting in more rainfall across the state.