Met office forecasts more rain this week

  • | Tuesday | 10th July, 2018

Even Maa flyover was not spared of the traffic mess," a Kolkata traffic cop said. Met office expects this system to cause light to moderate rain in the city till Thursday. KOLKATA: A cyclonic circulation positioned over Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand triggered rain in Kolkata and surrounding on Monday. "Stretches of both EM Bypass and DH Road witnessed heavy traffic jam between 2pm and 3pm due to waterlogging and poor roads. Meteorologists are closely following the development of another system brewing over Bay of Bengal for the next forecast.

KOLKATA: A cyclonic circulation positioned over Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand triggered rain in Kolkata and surrounding on Monday. Met office expects this system to cause light to moderate rain in the city till Thursday. Meteorologists are closely following the development of another system brewing over Bay of Bengal for the next forecast."A low pressure area is likely to form over Bay of Bengal around July 12. We need to wait for the development of this system. Rain will depend on which part of the Bay it positions itself," said GK Das, director of Regional Meteorological Centre.Among the areas that witnessed waterlogging and traffic chaos are DH Road and EM Bypass. "Stretches of both EM Bypass and DH Road witnessed heavy traffic jam between 2pm and 3pm due to waterlogging and poor roads. Even Maa flyover was not spared of the traffic mess," a Kolkata traffic cop said.

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