Tag: Lightning

As per reports, the lightning struck when they were having a discussion after returning from their daily works.

Odisha is the top state affected by lightning in the country. When it comes to thunderstorms, none of State's districts in high to very highly vulnerable list

A Low Pressure Area still persists over north Telangana and neighbourhood with the associated cyclonic circulation. Under the influence, coastal Odisha and many places in the districts of interior Odisha received moderate rainfall while heavy showers lashed parts of Balasore, Ganjam and Khordha.

With the ongoing withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from some parts of Northwest India currently, the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'Yellow Warning' in 15 districts of Odisha for the next 24 hours.

Though Odisha is passing through a spell of deficit rain, the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershower. The met office has issued a 'yellow warning' for thundershowers and lightning over 11 districts of the state in the next 24 hours.

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar today predicted rain along with thunderstorm and lightning in north Odisha in the next 24 hours. Heavy rain has also been forecast over isolated places of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Dhenkanal districts in the next 24 hours. “Due to monsoon troughs and flows, many places […]

Bhubaneswar: The meteorological department has predicted more rains for several parts of Odisha due to the formation of a fresh low pressure system over the Central and North western Bay of Bengal from September 18. Sources said a cyclonic circulation could turn into a low pressure system on the Central and North western Bay of […]

Mayurbhanj/Balasore/Khurda: As many as 15 persons were killed while four others sustained critical injuries after lightning strikes at different places in Odisha today. According to sources, seven persons were killed in Balasore while five more deaths were reported from Mayurbhanj and Khurda districts. In Balasore, two persons of Barunagadia panchayat under Basta block were killed […]

Bhubaneswar: At least 2 persons were killed and 11 others were left injured in lightning strikes as heavy rain and thunderstorms continued in several parts of the State crippling normal life. Two women were killed, while 11 others including 9 women were injured in lightning strikes at two separate places in Ganjam and Nabarangpur districts. […]

Bhubaneswar: With the death of seven people at separate places on Sunday, the death toll due to lightning incidents across the State have now reached at least 17 in last four days. As many as seven persons were killed and two others critically injured in lightning incidents at Shankarabahal  village in Sundergarh district and four […]

Dhenkanal: One person was killed while seven others injured in lightning strikes at different places in Odisha on Saturday. A woman was killed when lightning struck her at Badadwar village in Nayagarh, while six persons of Kankadasada village sustained injuries in lightning strike while they were collecting Tolla in the nearby Similpal forest in Dhenkanal […]

Bhubaneswar: A construction worker from Odisha died after the wall of an under construction tunnel being built for the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy lift irrigation scheme caved in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana on Wednesday. The mishap occurred when a group of 16 labourers were engaged in preparatory works on the tunnel by taking up blasting works using […]

Bhubaneswar: Information on lightning will soon be available on smartphones to help people move to safer places and save their lives. The Odisha government is planning to develop a mobile app that can alert users if they are in a lightning zone. Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi stated, “Users […]

Bhubaneswar: At least five persons, including two minor boys were killed in separate incidents of lightning in the State during the past 24 hours. Among the five, three deaths have been reported from Bolangir district alone. As per sources, two children died after lightning struck them when they had gone to collect mangoes from an […]

Bhubaneswar: Lightning has become a major disaster in Odisha that claims more than 400 human lives on an average per year. The Earth Networks, a USA-based organization, made a presentation on “Total Lightning Based Early Warning System” before the Chief Secretary Sri A.P Padhi in the State Secretariat on Tuesday. The Regional Manager, Asia Region […]