India News | Heavy Rain Forecast for Parts of South Bengal from Sep 9

Kolkata, Sep 6 (PTI) The Met Department on Friday forecast heavy rainfall in parts of south Bengal from September 9, owing to a low-pressure area that will intensify into a depression.

It said the low-pressure area over north Bay of Bengal is expected to move northwards and intensify into a depression over northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Gangetic West Bengal.

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Heavy rainfall is likely over East and West Midnapore, North and South 24 Parganas and Jhargram districts on September 9 and September 10, the weatherman said.

Other districts of south Bengal could receive light to moderate rainfall during the period, it said.

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The Met Department advised fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off the West Bengal-Odisha coasts from September 8-10, in anticipation of squally weather with surface winds reaching speeds of 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph.

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