Bhubaneswar: At least 19 districts of Odisha are likely to encounter rain and thundershower coupled with lightning on Monday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a nowcast warning.
The Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar issued the nowcast warning with yellow message at 3.30 pm.
It said rain, thundershower and lightning may affect some parts of Ganjam, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Nayagarh, Cuttack and Khurda within next three hours.
People have been advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect from lightning strike
