Bhubaneswar: With a low-pressure area set to form over the Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued heavy rainfall and thunderstorm warning for several districts in Odisha.
IMD has issued orange warning predicting “heavy to very heavy rainfall” at one or two places over seven districts — Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Koraput, Kalahandi, Gajapati, Rayagada and Balangir.
People in these districts have been advised to stay indoors and take shelter in buildings during lightning as a precautionary measure.
Yellow warnings have also been issued for four districts, Kandhamal, Boudh, Nayagarh and Nuapada.
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