Flights services from the Kolkata airport resumed on Tuesday after remaining suspended for 21 hours in view of cyclone Remal, an official said on Monday.
"Severe Cyclonic Storm Remal over Coastal Bangladesh and adjoining Coastal West Bengal weakened into Cyclonic Storm at 0530hrs of the 27 May about 70km northeast of Canning and 30km west-southwest of Mongla. The system is likely to gradually weaken further," IMD posted on X. Cyclone Remal Update: Cyclonic Storm Weakens Gradually; Flight Operations Resume at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.
Flight operations resumed at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata at 0859 hrs, after it was closed for flight operation yesterday in view of the #CycloneRemal, the official X handle of Kolkata Airport posted.
Heavy rains and strong winds triggered by Cyclone Remal uprooted trees and destroyed thatched houses in several districts of West Bengal, mainly in coastal areas, on Monday.