Kolkata and the adjoining coastal areas of West Bengal received brief spells of rainfall on May 10 due to the impact of cyclone Asani, but weather officials have predicted no damage to the State’s coastline from the cyclone.
“There is likelihood of no storm or sea surge along the West Bengal coast. What is being predicted is rainfall in the coastal areas of East Medinipur, and North and South 24 Parganas,” Sanjib Bandyopadhyay, Deputy Director Meteorology, Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata said.
The forecast till Thursday, May 12, remains “light to moderate rain/thunderstorm likely over the districts of Gangetic West Bengal”.
