Heavy rain hits traffic flights

Kolkata | Saturday | 17th August, 2019

Summary:

Sanjib Bandyopadhyay, Deputy Director, Indian Meteorological Department said the city, along with the South Bengal districts, are likely to experience heavy showers in the next 24 hours. The MeT office has forecast heavy rain for the day. In North Kolkata, areas under Amherst Street, Thanthania Kali temple and Sukia Street were marooned. Traffic along Chittaranjan Avenue crawled as stretches near Rammandir and Mohammad Ali Park lay under knee-deep water. In South Kolkata, there was waterlogging in some low-lying areas in Behala, Chetla and Kalighat..