Planes were seen on flooded taxiways at Kolkata airport.
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Flight operations at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport are running smoothly despite heavy rains that have deluged the West Bengal capital and surrounding districts. Images from the airport show both the runway and taxiways flooded
Kolkata and its adjoining areas including Howrah, Salt Lake and Barrackpore have been lashed by continuous rains. This downpour is attributed to a low pressure area that has developed into a deep depression. According to weather officials, this low pressure is currently moving towards Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, with an active monsoon trough moving over the southern districts of West Bengal, causing continuous rains.
📍Kolkata | Flight operations at Kolkata Airport are proceeding normally despite heavy rainfall. Both the runway and all taxiways are fully operational.
However, there are a few parking lots where there is flooding. Additional pumps have been deployed for this. photo.twitter.com/ddrEu4rmVE
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Waterlogging has been reported from several parts of Kolkata and the situation is expected to continue throughout the day, the weather office said. The southern districts including Howrah, Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum, Purba Bardhaman, Hooghly, Nadia and North and South 24 Parganas are likely to continue to experience showers for the next 12 hours.
Ankle-deep water has been reported in parts of central and south Kolkata. Some parts of the city have received up to 7 cm of rain since Friday afternoon. Despite the heavy rain, the maximum temperature recorded in Kolkata on Friday was 30.1 degrees Celsius, which is 2.4 degrees below the normal temperature. The lowest temperature was recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, slightly below the normal level by 0.6 degrees.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued several warnings in response to the weather conditions. A ‘yellow’ warning has been issued for heavy rainfall of up to 11 cm in Gangetic West Bengal districts, including Kolkata. An ‘orange’ warning has been issued for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Purulia, Murshidabad, Malda, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts. A ‘red’ warning has been issued for Alipurduar district, with rainfall forecasts of up to 20 cm.