Torrential rains in Kolkata caused waterlogging on Tuesday, causing life to come to a standstill. During this time, at least four people have died due to current.Many areas were submerged due to heavy rains, causing traffic, public transport and daily activities to come to a standstill.
Officials said that trains and metro rail services were disrupted in the city and suburbs due to waterlogging on the tracks. The roads were submerged due to the rain that started after midnight and water entered many houses and residential complexes in the city. In the central part of the Blue Line (Dakshineshwar-Shahid Khudiram), heavy waterlogging has been reported especially between great superstars Uttam Kumar and Ravindra Sarobar stations, due to which the services on this section have been suspended immediately. A spokesman from the Metro Railway Kolkata said that services have been suspended between the martyr Khudiram and the ground stations to ensure the safety of the passengers.
“Brief services are being run between Dakshineswar and Maidan stations,” he said. He said that general services are expected to be restored soon. An Eastern Railway official said that the movement of trains in Sealdah South section has been stopped due to waterlogging on the tracks, while temporary services are being run in Sealdah North and Main Section. He said that train services for Howrah and Kolkata terminal stations of Eastern Railway have been partially affected due to heavy rains on the tracks.
He said that due to waterlogging in Chitpur yard, the movement of trains on the circular railway line has also been stopped. Many schools have declared a holiday due to heavy rains and flooding on the roads. Due to lack of public transport and traffic jam, the office going to the office is having difficulty in reaching their destination. There is a possibility of more rain in the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that due to the low pressure area of the Bay of Bengal, there is a possibility of heavy rains in many districts of South Bengal.
According to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), the intensity of rain in the southern and eastern parts of the city was high. Garia Kamdhari received 332 mm of rain in a few hours, while Jodhpur Park recorded 285 mm of rain. 280 mm in Kalighat, 275 mm in Tourcia, 264 mm in Balliganj, while 195 mm of rainfall in Thantania in Northern Kolkata. The department said that heavy rains are likely to receive heavy rains in the east Medinipur and West Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Jhargram and Bankura districts of South Bengal by Wednesday. He said that there is a possibility of another new low pressure area in the Bay of East-Central and adjoining North Bengal around 25 September.
