North Bengal to get scattered rainfall in next five days

IANS  |  Kolkata 

There will be scattered rainfall in north for the next five days instead of heavy showers as announced earlier, the Department said on Monday.

"The five districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Kalimpong and Cooch Behar of north Bengal will receive scattered rainfall in the next four-five days and not heavy rain as said earlier," a Department official said.

Parts of south are likely to receive less rain, he added.

The eastern metropolis received no rainfall in the last 24 hours till around 8.30 a.m. this morning and the humidity was very high causing discomfort to the city denizens.

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First Published: Mon, September 04 2017. 19:22 IST