Bhubaneswar: The Low-Pressure area over central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into Depression by September 9 and move across North Odisha coast during the subsequent 3-4 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Friday.
“The Low-Pressure area over westcentral and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal now lies over the central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal at 8.30 am. It is likely to move slowly nearly northwards and intensify into Depression over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Gangetic West Bengal, north Odisha and Bangladesh coasts around September 9. Thereafter, it is likely to move west-northwestwards across Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining north Odisha, Jharkhand and adjoining north Chhattisgarh during subsequent 3-4 days.”
The weather agency has predicted isolated heavy rainfall in Odisha from September 6-9. Very heavy rainfall is likely to lash some districts of the state on September 7-8.
