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Deep Depression Intensifies: Severe Rain Feared in West Bengal, Orange Alert Issued
- •The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is strengthening, expected to become a very deep depression in 24 hours.
- •South Bengal to experience storms and rain all week, with an orange alert for coastal districts including Kolkata.
- •North Bengal will see increased rain from Wednesday, with heavy rain predicted for Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri.
- •Fishermen are prohibited from venturing into the sea until September 25 due to rough sea conditions.
- •The system is likely to make landfall between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.
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The deep depression is moving west-northwestwards and is expected to intensify further into a very deep depression before making landfall between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.
On Wednesday, a yellow alert for heavy rain covers South 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, and Jhargram. By Thursday, an orange alert for very heavy rain is issued for Purba and Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram, with rainfall potentially reaching 200 millimeters, alongside a yellow alert for Bankura, Purulia, South 24 Parganas, Birbhum, Paschim Bardhaman, and Howrah.
Due to the deep depression rendering the sea rough with gusty winds reaching up to 75 kilometers per hour, a strict ban has been imposed prohibiting fishermen from venturing into the sea off the coasts of Bangladesh, Odisha, and West Bengal until Friday, September 25.
