Heavy rainfall likely in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience heavy rainfall besides thunderstorm with lightning in the next 48 hours, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in one or two places in north Odisha during the next 48 hours," the IMD said in its bulletin.

It also said that thunderstorm with lightning is also likely to occur in one or two places in the next two days.

Meanwhile, IMD sources said rainfall has occurred at many places in interior part of the state and in a few places in the coastal areas with heavy rainfall in one or two places in the northern part of interior areas.

Barkote in Deogarh district received eight cm, Tentulikhunti in Nabarangpur district six cm, Ghatagaon in Keonjhargarh district six cm, Athmalik in Angul district five cm, Malkangiri four cm, Kantamal in Boudh district four cm and Chandikhol in Jajpur district four cm.