Weather improves in south Bengal; rain likely in western parts

Weather in large parts of south Bengal, including the metropolis, improved on Sunday after two days of torrential rain that led to waterlogging in many areas and snapped road links at several places.

With the low pressure that led to the high precipitation in the southern districts of the state having moved towards the West Bengal-Jharkhand border, the Met department predicted heavy to very heavy rain in the western parts of the state.

Heavy to very heavy rain has been forecast in the districts of Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore and Jhargram bordering Jharkhand, while the other districts of south Bengal are likely to receive light to moderate rain till Monday morning.

The seaside resort town of Digha on Bay of Bengal coast recorded the highest rainfall in 24 hours till Sunday morning at 121 mm, while port town Haldia received 105 mm precipitation during the same period, the Met said.

Kolkata received 62 mm rainfall, while the NSC Bose International Airport recorded 51 mm rain, it said.

Some other towns in south Bengal which received heavy rain during the said period are Kalaikunda (80 mm), Midnapore (70 mm), Contai (71 mm), Barrackpore (55 mm) and Canning (50 mm), the weatherman said.

With no precipitation since Sunday morning, rain water receded from the main thoroughfares of Kolkata, but some low- lying areas of the city and suburbs continued to remain waterlogged.