Low pressure to bring heavy rain parts of Bengal

Kolkata, Jul 14 (PTI) Very heavy rain is likely in parts of West Bengal over the next week under the influence of a low-pressure area in the north Bay of Bengal area, the weather department said on Tuesday. The India Meteorological Department advised fisherfolk not to venture into the sea from July 15 to 18 as it warned of squalls with winds gusting up to 55 km per hour. It warned that the downpour may cause landslides in the hill districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong and waterlogging in low-lying areas of the plains. Panagarh in Paschim Bardhaman and Digha in Purba Mednipur recorded the state's highest rainfall of 9 cm each during the 24 hours till Tuesday morning. PTI AMR NSD