Met office forecast heavy rain in Kolkata on Dashami, likely to disrupt idol immersion

Kolkata: The Met department on Wednesday forecast rain accompanied by thunderstorms in Kolkata, which is likely to dampen the festive mood in the city as a large number of people will throng puja mandaps on the penultimate day of Durga Puja, and heavy to very heavy rain in Dashami on Thursday, which is likely to disrupt the process of idol immersion on banks of the Hooghly river.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), rainfall across the region could range from 64.5 mm (heavy) to over 115 mm (very heavy), which can worsen the waterlogging situation and cause traffic disruptions.

"Light to moderate rain is very likely at most places, with heavy to very heavy rain (7–20 cm) at one or two places,” the IMD said in its latest bulletin, listing districts including South 24 Pa