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**Headline: Double Whammy: Deep Depression and New Low-Pressure System Threaten Bengal with Heavy Rains During Durga Puja**
**Kolkata, September 28, 2024** – Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal face disruption as a deep depression makes landfall over the coasts of South Odisha and Andhra Pradesh today, Saturday. Compounding the problem, the Alipore Meteorological Department has warned of a new low-pressure system brewing in the Andaman Sea, expected to intensify and form over the Bay of Bengal around September 30th.
This new system is predicted to bring rainfall to several districts of Bengal, including Kolkata, starting from the night of Navami (October 1st) and continuing through Dashami. Today, on Panchami, scattered heavy rainfall is already expected across South Bengal, including Kolkata.
The weather office forecasts scattered thunderstorms and lightning across South Bengal for the next five to seven days. Heavy rainfall is specifically predicted for South 24 Parganas, East and West Medinipur, Bankura, and Jhargram today. Kolkata will experience moderate rainfall with a clear sky in the morning.
While Sunday may bring a brief respite, the approaching low-pressure system threatens to intensify rainfall from Navami onwards, with a heavy rain alert issued for Kolkata. Heavy rainfall is also expected in Nadia, North and South 24 Parganas, East and West Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly, and Jhargram.
North Bengal is also bracing for wet weather. Heavy rainfall is predicted for Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, and Alipurduar today, with thunderstorms and lightning expected in the hill districts until Sunday. On Monday, Malda and Dinajpur are likely to experience thunderstorms. Similar to south Bengal, the rain is predicted to increase again from Navami night, which may extend to Dashami.
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