IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall In Odisha In Next 48 Hours

Bhubaneswar, Sept 13: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainall in many parts of Odisha for two days on Monday and Tuesday.

The rainfall is very likely to occur by the impact of deep depression formed over Gangetic West Bengal and is likely to move slowly westwards maintaining its intensity till evening of today. Thereafter, it is likely to weaken gradually into a depression and move nearly westwards across Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh during the subsequent 48 hours.

The IMD issued red warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20CM) to occur at isolated places in Mayurbanj district, orage warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20CM) to occur at isolated places in the districts of Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Khurdha, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapada & Jharsuguda and Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Khurdha, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapada & Jharsuguda.between mornings of Monday and Tuesday.

Similarly, it has issued orange warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Sundergarh & Jharsuguda and yellow warning of heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Keonjhar, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh & Angul between monrings of Tuesday and Wednesday.