Deep Depression Remains Stationary Over Gangetic West Bengal

Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh remained practically stationary during past six hours and lay centered today (September 14) over Gangetic West Bengal near latitude 22.4° N and longitude 88.3° E, 20 km south-southwest of Kolkata (West Bengal), 170 km southeast of Bankura (West Bengal), 220 km east-southeast of Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) and 320 km east-southeast of Ranchi (Jharkhand).

It is likely to move slowly, nearly westwards across Gangetic West Bengal and maintain its intensity of deep depression till September 15 forenoon.

Thereafter, it will continue to move slowly nearly westwards across Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh and weaken gradually into a depression during the subsequent 24 hours.

The deep depression is under continuous surveillance by the Doppler Weather Radar at Kolkata