BHUBANESHWAR: The Odisha govt on Saturday sounded an alert for the southern and coastal districts of the state following IMD forecast that these areas will enjoy heavy rain for 3 days beginning Sunday. Twenty other folks have died so far in flash floods in the state this season.
An IMD-Bhubaneswar bulletin said a cyclonic stream over the northwest Bay of Bengal used to be likely to intensify into a low drive space in the following 24 hours. Under its influence, heavy rain is likely to happen in lots of districts - Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Balasore, Cuttack, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur and Balangir - in the next 48 hours.
"Rainfall will increase in these districts while the spell will be widespread in almost all parts of Odisha in the following 48 hours. The intensity of rain will reduce from Tuesday," said HR Biswas, director of IMD's regional centre in Bhubaneswar.
The IMD has steered fishermen against venturing into deep sea in north-west and west-central Bay of Bengal as the waters are expected to remain choppy.
Special relief commissioner Bishnupada Sethi said the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force used to be in a state of readiness whilst district administrations had been alerted.
An IMD-Bhubaneswar bulletin said a cyclonic stream over the northwest Bay of Bengal used to be likely to intensify into a low drive space in the following 24 hours. Under its influence, heavy rain is likely to happen in lots of districts - Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Balasore, Cuttack, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur and Balangir - in the next 48 hours.
"Rainfall will increase in these districts while the spell will be widespread in almost all parts of Odisha in the following 48 hours. The intensity of rain will reduce from Tuesday," said HR Biswas, director of IMD's regional centre in Bhubaneswar.
The IMD has steered fishermen against venturing into deep sea in north-west and west-central Bay of Bengal as the waters are expected to remain choppy.
Special relief commissioner Bishnupada Sethi said the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force used to be in a state of readiness whilst district administrations had been alerted.
Cyclone over Bay of Bengal, heavy rains in Odisha likely today
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