With a low-pressure area having been formed over north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand, the weathermen have predicted more rain likely to be experienced in most parts of the state.
While a low-pressure area has been formed, the state has been experiencing incessant rains for the last two days. According to the regional center of the India Meteorological Department, Kirmira in Jharshuguda district received the highest amount of rainfall. It recorded 215mm of rainfall, followed by 184.8mm in Laikera 166mm in Bhadrak, 160mm in Kuchinda, 150mm in Dhamnagar, 139mm in Kolabira and 138mm in Bhandaripokhari.
Meanwhile, the boundary wall of a children’s park at Dhamnagar in Bhadrak district collapsed due to heavy rainfall on Saturday.
The boundary wall of the Sagar Bhuyan Children’s Park was constructed with a budget of Rs 45 lakhs six months ago. Today, its 200-foot-long boundary wall collapsed owing to the incessant rainfall. The local people ascribed the wall collapse to low-quality construction work.
Notably, the IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to lash one or two places of some districts in the state for the coming three days starting July 17. It has issued yellow warnings to those districts.
For July 17 from 8.30am to 8.30am of July 18, heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Sonepur, Deogarh, Nabarangapur, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kalahandi and Bargarh.
Similarly, for July 18 from 8.30am to 8.30am of July 19, heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha, Puri, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangapur and Nuapada.
Likewise, for July 19 from 8.30am to 8.30am of July 20, heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.