IMD warns of heavy rain in Bengal this week
IMD has issued an orange alert for Murshidabad and Purba Bardhaman districts in South Bengal for very heavy rainfall.
Kolkata is expected to experience heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday with gusty winds of 30-40 km/h.
A yellow alert is active for seven South Bengal districts including Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, and Birbhum.
A twin cyclonic circulation over North Bangladesh and near North-East Bihar, along with a trough line from Haryana to Assam, is increasing moisture and rainfall across Bengal.
All North Bengal districts are under a yellow alert on Monday, with heavy rain forecast for Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Alipurduar on Tuesday.
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