IMD warns of heavy rain in Darjeeling and other districts of West Bengal
IMD
on Thursday warned of
heavy rainfall
in the sub-Himalayan areas of
West Bengal
and a few
southern districts
, due to an active monsoon trough and a cyclonic circulation over central Bangladesh.
The sub-Himalayan districts of
Darjeeling
, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and
Cooch Behar
are likely to receive
heavy rain
till
August
12, with very heavy rainfall at one or two places on August 11, it said in a bulletin.
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In south Bengal, South 24 Parganas, Purulia, Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Purulia and Purba Bardhaman are expected to experience heavy showers till August 9.
The IMD forecast an overcast sky with light to moderate rain in Kolkata till the morning of August 9, it said.
Heavy rainfall occurred at one or two places in Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts of north Bengal in the past 24 hours till 8.30 am on Thursday, the IMD said.
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The Gopalpur
tea estate
in Alipurduar and Damdim tea estate in Jalpaiguri district received 100-mm rain each during the period, the highest in the state, while Sankosh in Cooch Behar recorded 80-mm of precipitation, the bulletin added.
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