Met warns of possible rise in water level of rivers and damage to standing vegetable crops
Normal life in and around Kolkata came to a standstill on Monday, with roads in these places waterlogged and incessant rain continuing through the short hours of Sunday.
The Meteorological Department, which attributed the sudden change in weather to a cyclonic circulation over the northwest Bay of Bengal, predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places in Kolkata and districts of North and South 24 Parganas, Hooghly – seven by 20 cm. and Nadia. This is the most rain in a single day in the region since 2007.
Orange alert has been issued for these places on Monday. The department has warned of a possible rise in the water level of rivers and damage to standing vegetable crops. It said in a special bulletin, “Yesterday’s cyclonic circulation lies over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining areas over northwest Bay of Bengal and north Odisha-West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts and now up to 5.8 km above sea level.” is spread.”
Kolkata woke up to a water logging which he is not used to. Water entered the homes of people in low-lying areas. It was mainly the delivery agents who did their job as usual. Residents complained about their problems on neighboring WhatsApp groups and sought help. Many people expressed concern about the safety of stray animals.
“I had to cancel my morning walk. I couldn’t go to the market to buy vegetables, but that doesn’t bother me. My heart really cried thinking of the people on the footpath whom I saw last night when I was leaving my son and returning from Sealdah station. Nina Mukherjee, a school teacher from Howrah, said she had no idea about the impending doom and was arranging her beds for what feels like a normal night.
Indranil Aich, a technocrat-turned-entrepreneur, resident of FE Block in Salt Lake City, said: “It is heartbreaking to see the underprivileged earn their livelihood in such weather. A sharp increase in the impermeable surface over Kolkata, including Salt Lake City, has led to a reduction in rainfall infiltration. Uncontrolled use of plastics and unstructured disposal of non-biodegradable waste are only adding to the damage. People are to blame. “
Saibal Mukherjee, who lives in Golf Garden and runs a cafe called Bike & Blend there, said: “The rains this year have been synonymous with loss, loss and misery. Grief applies most to my pets who have been trained to respond to the call of nature when out flat in the open. With so much water around, they are confused whether to answer – their training or the call of nature. I had to cancel orders on Swiggy and Zomato because my cafe, which includes the kitchen, is knee-deep under water. “
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