Summary:
Kolkata: Heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning hit Kolkata and several other South Bengal districts on Tuesday afternoon leading to inundation in various stretches for a while. There was accumulated water in front of the office of the Registrar of Assurances following heavy rain. A strong wind blew through various districts including North 24-Parganas, South 24-Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Burdwan, Purulia. The drainage department officials of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), however, took quick steps to discharge accumulated water. Pumps were used to discharge accumulated water in some pockets under Howrah Municipal Corporation and other civic bodies across the state..