Heavy rainfall continues to lash Twin City; Yellow Warning issued for 12 Odisha districts

Persistent heavy rain continued to lash the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar for the second straight day on Friday following a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for at least 12 Odisha districts over the next three hours.

"Light to moderate rain/thundershower likely to affect some parts of the districts of Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Balasore, Cuttack, Khordha, Rayagada, Gajapati, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Ganjam and Puri within next three hours," the IMD bulletin said.

The rainfall will also not spare the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, the bulletin read. The weather department has advised people to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places.

Meanwhile, continuous rainfall across the coastal districts has resulted in waterlogging in several areas. Flooding has also created challenges for tourists at the Konark Sun Temple with people seen wading through knee-deep water as the temple's entrance has been submerged.

Normal life has been severely hit with knee-deep waters making it hard for vehicles to ply on roads near Iskcon Temple and other places in Bhubaneswar.

Weather scientist Dr Sharat Chandra Sahu has forecast that the weather will be partially cloudy in the state for the next one or two days. The wet spell is likely to continue till today i.e. Friday, especially coastal Odisha and north and south interior Odisha will experience rain with thunder and lightning, he said, adding that the amount of rain will decrease gradually from Friday.