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Kolkata Rain Causes Waterlogging and Traffic Chaos for Second Day
Kolkata had a lot of rain for the second day in a row.
The water covered many roads and made driving very slow.
One road near Victoria Memorial had water up to people’s knees.
A trip that usually takes much less time lasted almost three hours.
The city’s weather office measured about 120mm of rain in Alipore.
This amount is called very heavy rain.
The rain was caused mainly by a weather pattern called a trough, helped by a low-pressure area.
More rain may come on Thursday, depending on whether the trough weakens or stays in place.
Kolkata received heavy rain for a second consecutive day, flooding roads across the city.
Queensway near the race course had knee-deep water around 1pm on Wednesday.
A trip from Jadavpur to Esplanade took nearly three hours, while traffic backed up on the Parama flyover.
Alipore recorded about 120mm of rain by 8.30pm Wednesday, classified as very heavy rain.
More rain is possible Thursday as a trough and low-pressure system continue affecting south Bengal.
- Who
- Residents and commuters in Kolkata and other parts of south Bengal were affected.
- What
- Heavy rain caused waterlogging, severe traffic delays and difficult commuting.
- Where
- Kolkata, including Queensway, central roads and the Parama flyover; Birbhum, North 24-Parganas and West Burdwan also received heavy rain.
- When
- The disruption occurred mainly on Wednesday, after heavy rain on Tuesday; more rain was forecast for Thursday.
- Why
- A trough extending from northwest Uttar Pradesh to Bangladesh, together with a low-pressure area, produced strong monsoon currents over south Bengal.
Key facts
- Rainfall in Alipore
- About 120mm between 12.30am and 8.30pm Wednesday
- Rainfall in Kolkata
- 94mm in the 24 hours until 8.30pm Tuesday
- Road conditions
- Queensway near the race course had knee-deep water around 1pm
- Travel disruption
- Jadavpur-to-Esplanade travel took nearly three hours
- Most affected districts
- Birbhum, North 24-Parganas and West Burdwan
- Birbhum rainfall
- Nearly 265mm between Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning
- Forecast
- More rain was likely in and around Kolkata on Thursday
Quotes
Met official in Alipore
Meteorological official describing the forecast for south Bengal
“The trough is the main reason for the rain in south Bengal now. The low-pressure area is an accomplice. Together, they have caused strong monsoon currents to prevail over south Bengal. The trough was expected to weaken and move further north, but it did not.”
telegraphindia.com
“If the trough weakens or shifts northwards, the sky will start clearing in south Bengal from Saturday. But if it persists, overcast conditions will continue and the rain will keep coming.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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