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Rainy day, tree plantation and more news in pictures from Kolkata

A quick look at the day that was for Kolkata

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 25.08.23, 06:31 PM
A tree plantation drive was held on Friday at Rowdon Square in the presence of the chairperson of Borough VII, Susmita Bhattacharya, along with a group of environmentalists and members of the Parks & Squares Department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
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A tree plantation drive was held on Friday at Rowdon Square in the presence of the chairperson of Borough VII, Susmita Bhattacharya, along with a group of environmentalists and members of the Parks & Squares Department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)

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A banner of West Bengal government's “anti-ragging helpline number” was spotted on display near Jadavpur University’s main hostel on Friday
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A banner of West Bengal government's “anti-ragging helpline number” was spotted on display near Jadavpur University’s main hostel on Friday

Soumyajit Dey
Despite heavy rain, workers of the Solid Waste Management department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) desilted a manhole at Lenin Sarani to fight waterlogging
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Despite heavy rain, workers of the Solid Waste Management department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) desilted a manhole at Lenin Sarani to fight waterlogging

Suvendu Das
Kolkata received intense spells of rainfall since Thursday night. According to IMD, due to passing of the monsoon trough through Gorakhpur, Patna, Bankura, Digha and thence south eastwards to east central Bay of Bengal and a cyclonic circulation lies over north Bangladesh and its neighbourhood. Strong moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal, is likely to enhance rainfall activity over the districts of West Bengal during August 25 and 26. Rainfall intensity is likely to decrease over north Bengal and south Bengal from August 27
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Kolkata received intense spells of rainfall since Thursday night. According to IMD, due to passing of the monsoon trough through Gorakhpur, Patna, Bankura, Digha and thence south eastwards to east central Bay of Bengal and a cyclonic circulation lies over north Bangladesh and its neighbourhood. Strong moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal, is likely to enhance rainfall activity over the districts of West Bengal during August 25 and 26. Rainfall intensity is likely to decrease over north Bengal and south Bengal from August 27

Soumyajit Dey
Artisans use plastic sheets to provide extra cover to unfinished Durga idols from the rain at Kumartuli on Friday
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Artisans use plastic sheets to provide extra cover to unfinished Durga idols from the rain at Kumartuli on Friday

Ashim Paul

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