West Bengal warned of heavy rains ahead

The metropolis is experiencing light rain since noon today.

The Met department today warned

of heavy rain in the coastal and other southern districts of

West Bengal till Tuesday owing to a low pressure in the Bay of

Bengal.

The weatherman has predicted widespread rain or

thundershowers in Kolkata, South and North 24 Parganas, East

and West Midnapore, Howrah, Hooghly, Bankura, Jhargram, East

and West Burdwan, Murshidabad, Nadia, Purulia and Birbhum

districts till Tuesday morning.

Heavy rain is likely to occur at one or two places in

all these districts during the period owing to a low-pressure area that has formed over northwest Bay of Bengal.

The Met department has warned fishermen not to venture

into north Bay of Bengal along and off West Bengal and Odisha

coasts and adjoining Bangladesh coast till Tuesday.

The metropolis is experiencing light rain since noon

today.

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