Kolkata is slowly returning to normalcy, a day after heavy overnight rainfall caused widespread flooding, claiming the lives of at least 11 people and disrupting daily life.

While streets, railway tracks, and Metro lines were inundated, city authorities have begun efforts to pump out water from low-lying areas. Several pockets of Salt Lake, north and central Kolkata remained waterlogged on Wednesday.

“Water has receded quite a bit despite significant flooding in the Ganga. Apart from a few low-lying areas, most of the water has drained. Nature is not in our hands. Kolkata Port, Farakka Barrage, DVC’s Maithon — all have not dredged the river for the past 20 years. Whenever it rains in Bihar or UP, water flows into Bengal. We have to manage everything ourselves,” Chief Minister Mamata B

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