'No Proper Drainage System': Water-Logged Roads Due To Heavy Rain Slows Down Kolkata On Monday Morning

The drainage pumping stations of Kolkata Municipal Corporation recorded 136 mm rain at Dhapa, 115 mm at Kalighat and 109 mm at Ballygunge, an official said.

rain_8

New Delhi: Kolkata and its neighbouring districts have been seeing torrential rain since early Monday morning making it difficult for commuters on te first day of the working week. 

According to the Met department, it is likely to rain the same way for at least another day. Kolkata recorded more than 100 mm rain at different places in the city from 1 am to 7 am.

#WATCH | People wade through submerged roads in Kolkata after heavy rainfall in the city pic.twitter.com/vq54PC7QmL

— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2021

In the morning roads, important thoroughfares and low-lying areas were under knee-deep water. The drainage pumping stations of Kolkata Municipal Corporation recorded 136 mm rain at Dhapa, 115 mm at Kalighat and 109 mm at Ballygunge, an official told PTI.

Though cars were fewer than usual but due to the water-logged thoroughfares the traffic jam People trying to go to work had a tough time getting public transport as the strength of public buses and taxis was much depleted owing to the torrential rains.

West Bengal | "This is a low-lying area of the city. There is no proper drainage system. People say that drainage got damaged because people throw garbage on roads," says a local of Lake Gardens area of Kolkata pic.twitter.com/CSDeZWzxYk

— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2021

According to the report, the Met department has forecast more heavy rain or thunderstorms till Tuesday morning in most districts of south Bengal, including in Kolkata.

"Due to movement of cyclonic circulation from north-west Bay of Bengal to Gangetic West Bengal and strong moisture incursion, heavy rainfall is occurring over Kolkata and adjoining North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Purba Medinipur," regional Met director GK Das was quoted as saying by PTI.

As per the Met department figures for 24 hours till 8.30 am on Monday, Kolkata received the highest rainfall in West Bengal at 142 mm.

The other places which recorded heavy precipitation during the 24-hour period are Canning (113 mm) in South 24 Parganas, Salt Lake (112.8 mm) and Dum Dum (95 mm) in the northern outskirts of Kolkata, as per the Met department data.

Watch the video here: