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In pictures: Kolkata streets and transport go deserted in intense heatwave, sun shows no mercy

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My Kolkata Web Desk Published 27.04.24, 06:24 PM
The intense heatwave that has gripped south Bengal ensured a desolate Sister Nibedita (Bally) Setu on Saturday and (above) an empty tram running on the Tollygunge-Ballygunge reflected the same. Kolkata last got a Nor’wester and rain on March 20-21
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The intense heatwave that has gripped south Bengal ensured a desolate Sister Nibedita (Bally) Setu on Saturday and (above) an empty tram running on the Tollygunge-Ballygunge reflected the same. Kolkata last got a Nor’wester and rain on March 20-21

Amit Datta and Suvendu Das
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A woman covers her head against the scorching sun in Kolkata and (right) other pedestrians too pad up in view of the searing heat sweeping south Bengal for the past many days. The IMD has ruled out any relief before the first week of May
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A woman covers her head against the scorching sun in Kolkata and (right) other pedestrians too pad up in view of the searing heat sweeping south Bengal for the past many days. The IMD has ruled out any relief before the first week of May

PTI
A German Shepherd enjoys a joyride on a scooter at Syed Amir Ali Avenue in Ballygunge on Saturday
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A German Shepherd enjoys a joyride on a scooter at Syed Amir Ali Avenue in Ballygunge on Saturday

Suvendu Das
Boys dive into the Hooghly at Ahiritola Ghat
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Boys dive into the Hooghly at Ahiritola Ghat

Ashim Paul
Three helmetless women on a scooter cover up against the heat from head to toe on Saturday
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Three helmetless women on a scooter cover up against the heat from head to toe on Saturday

Amit Datta

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