State likely to receive heavy rainfall in next 24 hours

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in several parts of the state on Tuesday.
“Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places in interior parts of Odisha during the next 24 hours,” the IMD bulletin said.
Most districts in the state are likely to receive moderate rain and thundershowers, it added.
Director of IMD, Bhubaneswar, Sarat Chandra Sahu attributed the continuous rain since last week to an active south-west monsoon. Several places, which received less than the normal rainfall, will get good showers this month, he added.
According to reports, Balangir, Nuapada, Angul and Jajpur recorded a deficit of 19 to 39 per cent between June 1 and July 3 while Dhenkanal saw 40.8 per cent shortfall.