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The IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall at many places in the southern part of West Bengal over the next seven days, owing to a low-pressure system formed over the Bay of Bengal on Thursday (September 25, 2025), raising apprehension about a wet Durga Puja festival that commences on September 28.The low pressure area is likely to concentrate into a depression and thereafter cross the south Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coasts on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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A low-pressure system has developed over the Bay of Bengal due to which several parts of Maharashtra are likely to experience cloudy weather and increased rainfall between September 26 and 28, a government statement said. The southwest monsoon is not expected to withdraw from the state before October 5, said the statement.
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The Odisha government also put 18 districts on high alert after the IMD predicted heavy rain in the State with a low-pressure area forming over the Bay of Bengal. The system is likely to cause extremely heavy rainfall in Koraput and Malkangiri districts, while other parts of south Odisha are also likely to experience heavy showers.
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