South Bengal to get rain respite, heavy downpour to continue across North Bengal

Kolkata: The intensity of rainfall in the city and South Bengal districts will reduce, while North Bengal districts will continue to receive heavy to very heavy showers in the next 24 hours.

The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore predicted that the rain condition will improve in South Bengal districts in the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, there will be continuous heavy downpour in North Bengal. A moderate rainfall lashed the city and its adjoining parts on Sunday afternoon resulting in the slow movement of traffic in some thoroughfare.

The Met office said that various North Bengal districts including Cooch Behar and Alipurduar may witness heavy to very heavy rainfall. According to the weather office, a low pressure trough currently hovering over Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh is bringing more rain in North Bengal.

North Bengal districts have been receiving heavy rainfall for the past two days. Due to heavy rain, many important roads and other areas in various North Bengal districts have gone under water.

South Bengal districts like North & South 24-Parganas, Nadia, Murshidabad and Hooghly received a huge amount of rainfall on Saturday. The condition has marginally improved on Sunday. The Met office said that the districts like Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore also recorded heavy rainfall in past few days, while East Burdwan, West Burdwan and Jhargram have recorded moderate to heavy rainfall in last couple of days.

The Alipore Met office also predicted that people in South Bengal may experience hot and humid condition in next few days after it stops raining. The discomfort level may go up in the city and also in some of the South Bengal districts.

The city on Sunday got its share of scattered rainfall. The temperature has remained normal in the city and some South Bengal districts in the past few days due to continued rainfall.

A cyclonic circulation over North Bay of Bengal and its neighbouring areas turned into a low pressure

trough bringing heavy downpour in the state.

The situation was further aggravated as a low pressure trough formed over North Odisha and adjoining parts of Bengal gained strength, contributing to more rainfall in North Bengal and also in some North East states as well.