Cyclone Update: Orange Warning For Six Places In Odisha; Check Details

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Bhubaneswar: The Met Department here on Sunday forecast moderate rain and thundershowers with one or two intense spells of rain in the next few hours in six places.

The weather office issued an Orange warning for Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Cuttack in view of the forecast.

It also warned of water-logging in low-lying areas, poor visibility and traffic disruption.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said Cyclone Jawad is likely to move north-northeast wards, weaken further and reach the Odisha coast near Puri around noon. It is likely to continue to move north-northeastwards along the Odisha coast towards West Bengal and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during the subsequent 12 hours.