A depression that caused moderate to heavy rain in most parts of Gangetic West Bengal lay centred near the city this morning and the Met department forecast more precipitation till tomorrow.
The depression over southeast Jharkhand and adjoining north Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal moved east-northeast- wards overnight and lay centred over Gangetic West Bengal and neighbouring areas, about 60 km westnorthwest of Kolkata at 5.30 am, the Met department said today.
The system is very likely to move east-northeastwards-- and weaken gradually into a well marked low pressure area by tomorrow morning.
It is likely to cause heavy rain in Gangetic West Bengal and the north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, the weatherman said.
Moderate to heavy rain occurred at most places in Gangetic West Bengal since yesterday.
With 'Bhai Phonta' (Bhai Dooj) being celebrated today many people were inconvenienced owing to the inclement weather. Bhai dooj is a festival in which sisters pray for their brothers' well-being.
The metropolis recorded 44.7 mm rainfall in 24 hours till 8.30 am today, the Met department said.
Burdwan and Asansol recorded 65 and 64 mm rainfall respectively, while Diamond Harbour recorded 54.3 mm during the same period.
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