INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Kal Baisakhi originates over Bihar and Jharkhand area, moves eastwards and strikes West Bengal and Odisha.

Detailed explanation-2: -West Bengal receives rainfall from Kaal Baisakhi in April-May. During the hot weather period ie from March to May the Eastern and North-eastern states of the subcontinent like West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha and Bangladesh experience dramatic appearance of a special type of violent thunderstorm known as Nor’wester.

Detailed explanation-3: -A kalbaisakhi (Bengali: ) (Odia: ), also known in Assam as a bordoisila and in some English publications as a nor’wester, is a localised rainfall and thunderstorm event which occurs in Bangladesh as well as the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: In West Bengal, the pre-monsoon showers are characterised by strong winds and heavy rainfall. These are experienced with the approach of the summer season and are called kalbaisakhi.