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High tides flood Calcutta, affect Kali temple
High tides measuring 6.29 metres from the swollen Hooghly gushed into the metropolis on Thursday and inundated several localities prompting the authorities to maintain a state of high alert.
High tides measuring 6.29 metres from the swollen Hooghly gushed into the metropolis on Thursday and inundated several localities prompting the authorities to maintain a state of high alert.
The waters of the Hooghly rose by 6.29 m at Garden Reach following high tide, with the MET office forecasting a rise of
6.38 metres Friday afternoon.
Normal life in Kalighat, Tollygunge and Alipore in the southern part of the city was disrupted with extensive areas remaining under knee deep water since noon as the Tolly Nullah overflowed.
Water entered the 18th century Kali temple at Kalighat and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence at Harish Chatterjee street, while the rising Hooghly spilled over onto strand road in the city hub. Mayor Subrata Mukherjee told PTI that the waterlogged Nimtala crematorium in the north had to be partially shut down in the afternoon.
The high alert sounded in the metropolis would continue till September 30, he said.
Water entered the 18th century Kali temple at Kalighat and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence at Harish Chatterjee street, while the rising Hooghly spilled over onto strand road in the city hub. Mayor Subrata Mukherjee told PTI that the waterlogged Nimtala crematorium in the north had to be partially shut down in the afternoon.
The high alert sounded in the metropolis would continue till September 30, he said.
Bureau Report