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CM to visit Sagar Island, oversee preparations for Gangasagar Mela

To ensure that covid infection does not spread due to the huge gathering, 13 medical screening camps would be set up at the mela ground. Prior to boarding buses from Kolkata while going to Gangasagar, RTPCR tests will be conducted for the pilgrims. A 600-bedded Covid hospital, 11 quarantine centres and five isolation centres have been set up at the mela premises.

Cyclone Bulbul lashes Bengal, claims first casualty in Kolkata

Meanwhile, the intensity of wind weakened gradually as Cyclone Bulbul moved northeastwards before moving to Bangladesh overnight. Both the districts of North and South 24 Parganas are likely to witness heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places over next 48 hours.