Bhubaneswar: The India Metrological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall in nine Odisha districts — Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada.
People in these districts have been advised to stay indoors and take shelter in buildings during lightning as a precautionary measure.

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