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**Heavy Rain Alert Issued for Several South Bengal Districts as Low Pressure Looms**
**Kolkata, India** – After a brief respite, South Bengal is bracing for another bout of heavy rainfall as a cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a low-pressure area. The Alipore Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain alert for six districts in South Bengal: South 24 Parganas, East Medinipur, Jhargram, Bankura, Purulia, and West Bardhaman.
The weather office forecasts that Monday will mark the start of a spell of continuous heavy rainfall. A yellow alert for heavy rain has been issued for coastal and western districts of South Bengal. West Medinipur district is under an “ultra-heavy rainfall” warning.
Tuesday is expected to bring heavy rain to Purulia, Bankura, East and West Medinipur, and South 24 Parganas, accompanied by wind gusts of up to 40 kmph.
North Bengal is also expected to receive heavy rainfall, with Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Jalpaiguri districts likely to be affected today. Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar may continue to experience heavy rainfall until Wednesday. North Dinajpur may also see increased rainfall from Tuesday.
The Met department has advised fishermen against venturing into the sea along the West Bengal and Odisha coasts due to rough sea conditions.
According to weather officials, the current low pressure over Gangetic West Bengal has weakened and shifted westward. However, the active southwest monsoon and the presence of cyclonic circulations over North Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Northeast Assam are contributing to the renewed spell of inclement weather.
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