Summary:
BALURGHAT: Several areas of Balurghat and adjacent areas of Atreyee were inundated following the spate of Atreyee due to heavy rainfall over the past 72 hours. Though there is no heavy rainfall received on Sunday till afternoon, the local MeT office predicted that Balurghat may receive moderate to heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours. The possibility of moderate to heavy rainfall is predicted for the next 24 hours. Sudden gush of water in agricultural fields and low land areas led to chaos and panic among residents of Haidarpara and Atreyee Colony. District police chief Debarshi Dutta on Sunday afternoon visited Akhirapara and Beline of Balurghat and met flood affected victims with his team..