‘Low pressure to trigger rain in South Bengal’

Kolkata: A low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression and move towards the south Odisha–north Andhra Pradesh coast, bringing light to moderate rain across many parts of South Bengal during the ongoing Durga Puja festival, the IMD said on Friday.

According to weather officials, heavy rain is likely at one or two places in South 24-Parganas, Jhargram, East and West Midnapore districts during the next two days. They added that light to moderate rain is likely to continue over many places in South Bengal over the next seven days. According to the India Meteorological department, the depression is likely to cross the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts on Saturday, the IMD said.

MeT has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea over north and central Bay of Bengal along and off Bengal- Odisha coast.