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**Deep Depression to Cross Odisha-Andhra Coast, Bengal to See Increased Rainfall Later This Week**
**Kolkata:** A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, near the coasts of North Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha, is intensifying and is expected to cross the coast as a deep depression by Tuesday, according to the Alipore Meteorological Office.
While the immediate impact of this deep depression is expected to be minimal in West Bengal, scattered thundershowers are likely across the southern districts for the next few days. Rainfall is also expected to decrease in North Bengal.
However, the weather office forecasts a resurgence of rainfall in South Bengal from August 22-23. Heavy rainfall is predicted for the two 24 Parganas districts on the 22nd, followed by heavy rainfall in the two Midnapore districts and other areas on the subsequent day.
Habibur Rahman Biswas, Director of the Alipore Meteorological Office, stated that the monsoon axis is currently not positioned over the state but is likely to shift back next week. Furthermore, another low-pressure area may form over the North Bay of Bengal, near the West Bengal-Odisha coast, around August 29th. This subsequent system is expected to move towards Jharkhand, but its influence is predicted to increase rainfall in South Bengal beforehand.
Notably, this is the second low-pressure system to form in the same region of the Bay of Bengal in quick succession. The previous one has already crossed the coast and is currently over Vidarbha. The current system is expected to be stronger. These systems have brought significant rainfall to South Odisha, coastal North Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
Recent weeks have seen a decline in rainfall in South Bengal due to the absence of any major low-pressure system or the monsoon axis over the region. According to meteorological data, only Murshidabad district in South Bengal recorded excess rainfall (63%) in the week leading up to August 13th. Most other districts, including Kolkata (which saw 89% below normal rainfall), experienced a rainfall deficit. In contrast, North Bengal, except for Malda, has received significantly above-normal rainfall during the same period due to moisture-laden winds from the Bay of Bengal hitting the hills.
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