Rain Continues To Batter South Coastal Odisha; 3 Districts Under Yellow Alert

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to experience an overcast sky with rain at some places in coastal districts of the state on Thursday under the influence of a low pressure, which has become less marked over the west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andhra Pradesh.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that showers continue to batter southern coastal districts, Koraput, Rayagada, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack and Kandhamal.

Notably, the MeT office had issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) at isolated places in Gajapati, Ganjam and Puri during the next 24 hours.