Incessant rains lash Kolkata

Incessant rains throughout the day inconvenienced people, officer-goers and students in the metropolis on the first working day of the week today as weathermen forecast heavy to very heavy rains.
A well-marked low pressure area lay over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha, according to met department sources.
It might concentrate into a depression during the next 24 hours, the sources said.
Under its influence, heavy rain at a few places with very heavy rain at isolated places might occur over Gangetic West Bengal during the next 48 hours.
Strong north to northeasterly wind speed between 45 and 55 kmph and rough to very rough seas were likely along and off the West Bengal coast, the sources said.

Fishermen were advised not to venture into the sea.

Several important streets of the metropolis were waterlogged, while traffic snarls at important junctions and thoroughfares were reported.
Office-goers and students had a tough time reaching their destinations.
Drainage and sewerage work over the last few years paid dividends as accumulated water on the streets receded fast and eased the suffering of the people.