Heavy Rain In Coastal, South Odisha In Next 24 Hours

Bhubaneswar: Most parts of coastal and south Odisha will receive heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a release on Monday.

During the period, rain and thundershower will lash the districts of Khurda, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Puri, Mayurbhanj and Boudh on Monday while Koraput, Gajapati, Malkangiri and Rayagada will witness heavy rain on Tuesday.

The release also said that a low-pressure area is most likely to form over the central and north-west Bay of Bengal by the evening on September 18. Under its influence, heavy rainfall will lash coastal, northern and southern Odisha districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Koraput, Kandhamal, Balasore, Cuttack, Jagatsinsghpur, Kendrapara and Bhadrak for two days from September 20.

Due to the inclement weather, fishermen are advised not to venture into sea over central and adjoining north-west Bay of Bengal. Besides, the fishermen, who are in the deep sea are advised to return to coast before the night of September 18 as the conditions would be very rough.