Kolkata Rains Highlights
Heavy rains have ravaged Kolkata on Tuesday, here are some notable occurrences during the day:
Kolkata recorded the heaviest rains in nearly four decades
Electrocution claims eight lives
Govt-Run Educational Institutions Closed For Two Days
Over 30 Flights Cancelled
CM Mamata Banerjee recommends work from home for private sector offices
Here are the helpline numbers: 91-33-22143526/ 91-33-22535185. Toll-free numbers 91-8697981070
Stay indoors, stay safe.
LIVE: 'Work From Home,' Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged private sector offices to do work from home for the next two days. She added the state government offices would do WFH for the next two days.
LIVE: Here Are The Helpline Numbers
A control room in state secretariat Nabanna is active. The numbers are 91-33-22143526/ 91-33-22535185. Toll-free numbers 91-8697981070
LIVE: High Tide Worsens Situation
"We fear that the high tide, which is around 1.30 pm today, may not help in our efforts to drain out the excessive water," Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said. "It would be around 10 pm when the situation could be expected to improve."
(With PTI inputs)
LIVE: Over 30 Flights Cancelled
Heavy torrential rain in Kolkata on Tuesday severely disrupted air travel, leading to the cancellation of at least 30 flights and significant delays in several others, officials said.
(With PTI inputs)
LIVE: Govt-Run Educational Institutions Closed For Two Days
State Education Minister Bratya Basu announces that all government-run education institutions would remain closed on September 24 and 25. Durga Puja holidays are scheduled to start from September 26
(With PTI inputs)
LIVE: Mamata Banerjee Lambasts CESC
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the downpour as "unprecedented", lashing out at poor dredging of the Farakka barrage and lapses by private power utility CESC, while appealing to people to stay indoors for their own safety. "Their families must all be given jobs by the CESC."
(With PTI inputs)
Kolkata Rains News LIVE
Only on five occasions in the last 140 years did Kolkata experience rains in higher volume than what it received on Tuesday.
(With PTI inputs)
LIVE: Record Rain In Kolkata In Nearly 4 Decades
According to IMD data, Alipore in Kolkata — the official metric for the city — received 251.4 mm of downpour till 8.30 am in the morning, the third-highest September month rainfall.
This was the highest since 259.5 mm of rain on September 26, 1986, and 369.6 mm of rain on September 28, 1978.
(With PTI inputs)
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Electrocution Claims 8 Lives
At least eight people were killed due to electrocution, bringing life in the metropolis to a grinding halt as large swathes were submerged, transport services crippled, and traffic movement thrown out of gear.
(Source: PTI)
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Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Kolkata Mayor Actively Monitoring Situation
Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, along with Tarak Singh, Municipal Commissioner and senior KMC officials are actively monitoring the situation from KMC's Control Room to combat any emergency.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Waterlogged Visuals Go Viral
A X user shared visuals of waterlogged streets in Kolkata on Tuesday morning.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Traffic Disrupted
Kolkata Traffic Police shared the list of waterlogged places in the city, that is facing obstructed traffic at present.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Waterlogged Visuals Go Viral
A X user shared visuals of waterlogged streets in Kolkata on Tuesday morning.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Many Schools Declare A Holiday
Many schools have declared a holiday in the wake of very heavy downpour and waterlogged streets.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport was waterlogged on Tuesday morning.
(Image: NDTV Profit)
(Image: NDTV Profit)
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Metro Services Suspended Between Shahid Khudiram And Maidan Stations
A Metro Railway Kolkata spokesperson told PTI, that in order to ensure passengers' safety, services have been suspended between Shahid Khudiram and Maidan stations since morning hours.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Train Services Hit
Train services in the Sealdah South Section and Circular Railway line has been suspended, while skeleton services are being run in the Sealdah North and main sections, an Eastern Railway official told PTI.
Train services have been partially affected to and from Howrah and Kolkata terminal stations of Eastern Railway, he added.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Waterlogging Reported In Several Areas
Several X users shared visuals of waterlogged streets in Kolkata on Tuesday morning.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Train, Metro Rail Services Disrupted
Train and Metro Railway services were disrupted in the city and suburbs owing to waterlogging of tracks.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Fresh Low-Pressure Likely To Form Around Sept. 25
IMD further noted, that another fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the east-central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal around Sept. 25.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall To Continue In South Bengal
The IMD stated that the low-pressure area over the northeast Bay of Bengal is likely to move northwestwards, bringing widespread light to moderate rain with isolated heavy to very heavy downpour over some districts of South Bengal.
The IMD said heavy rainfall is likely to occur in Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Jhargram and Bankura districts of South Bengal till Wednesday.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Rain Intensity Higher In Southern And Eastern Parts Of The City
The rainfall intensity was higher in the Southern and Eastern parts of Kolkata.
According to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Garia Kamdahari recorded 332 mm of rain in just a few hours, followed by Jodhpur Park at 285 mm. Kalighat recorded 280 mm of rain, Topsia 275 mm, Ballygunge 264 mm, while Thantania in north Kolkata received 195 mm of rain.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: IndiGo Issues Passenger Advisory
IndiGo Airlines has issued passenger advisory for Kolkata on Tuesday due to heavy rains.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: 5 Dead In Rain Related Incidents
Five people have died in rain-related incidents in Kolkata and its suburbs after heavy rain overnight led to waterlogging in several places in the city, according to a NDTV report.
The deaths in separate incidents have occurred in Central and Southern parts of Kolkata— Beniapukur, Kalikapur, Netaji Nagar, Gariahat and Ekbalpur.
Kolkata Rains News LIVE: Heavy Rains Disrupt Daily Life
Hello and welcome to our Kolkata rains live blog!.
Intense overnight showers severely disrupted daily life in Kolkata and its surrounding areas, leaving several parts of the city submerged under knee-deep water and causing widespread traffic paralysis.
The IMD stated that the low-pressure area over the northeast Bay of Bengal is likely to move northwestwards, bringing widespread light to moderate rain with isolated heavy to very heavy downpour over some districts of South Bengal.
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