Heavy Rain In Odisha As Low Pressure Concentrates Into Depression

Under its influence, very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at a few places in Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Balangir with extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places over Malkanagiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Nuapada districts.

Besides, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Baragarh, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda districts.

Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off the Odisha coast and north-west adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours as the squally wind speed would reach 45-55 kmph with gusting up to 60 kmph, the release added.