IMD Issues Red Alert For Parts Of Bengal As Bay Of Bengal System Set To Intensify, Heavy Rain Looms

Summary

A low pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression, bringing extremely heavy rainfall to the southern parts of West Bengal. The India Meteorological Department has issued a red warning for South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts, and an orange alert for several other areas, including Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Howrah, and Kolkata. Local administrations are on high alert, with round the clock monitoring and disaster management teams ready to respond to incidents like waterlogging and uprooted trees.