Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lighting for 21 districts of Odisha till 6 pm on Thursday.
The weather condition will prevail in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Cuttack (including Cuttack city), Jagatsinghput, Kendrapada, Khurda (including Bhubaneswar), Puri, Ganjam and Gajapati, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Boudh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal and Sundargarh within next three hours.
People are advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect from lightning strike.