Rain lashes Kolkata, artisans making puja idols face trouble
The Hindu
Kolkata and other districts of southern West Bengal experienced heavy rain for three days, causing difficulty for clay artisans making idols for Durga Puja. Thunderstorms and lightning struck the region, and similar conditions are expected for the next two days. Artisans used heaters to dry the moist earth at Kumartuli and other areas.
Rain lashed Kolkata and other districts of southern West Bengal for the third consecutive day on Sunday, September 24, 2023, giving a harrowing time to clay artisans who are making idols for the upcoming Durga Puja.
A MeT spokesperson said thunderstorms accompanied by lightning struck different parts of South 24 Parganas, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Birbhum, Purba Medinipur, Nadia, Murshidabad, Hooghly and Howrah districts since Sunday morning and similar conditions will prevail for the next two days.
At artisans’ hub Kumartuli and elsewhere, clay-modellers had a trying time in preventing the idols from turning soggy and used heaters to dry the moist earth.
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