Bhubaneswar: While most parts of coastal Odisha are experiencing intense heat and humid conditions for the past one week, the Met department has predicted rainfall in this region in the next 24 hours.
“A trough line formed over North Rajasthan yesterday has stretched up to east-central Bay of Bengal and is passing through Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Besides, a cyclonic circulation, which was formed over west-central Bay of Bengal and the nearby areas over south-west Bay of Bengal yesterday, has moved toward the Andhra Pradesh coast this morning. As per the model indicator, there is a possibility of formation of a lower pressure area along the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast in the next 24 hours, which will be favourable for more rainfall in Odisha,” Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu, Director, Meteorological Centre, told media persons today.
Under its influence, there would be widespread rainfall in most parts of the state with heavy rainfall at one or two places in the southern districts.
He said the highest rainfall of 88 mm in the state in the last 24 hours was recorded in Paralakhemundi
Sahu further said rainfall activity in coastal Odisha would begin from today and will gradually increase and continue for two days till June 27. Though there would be less rainfall on June 28 and 29, there are indications of a rise in the rate of rainfall from June 30 onward, he added.
He said the state has received 32 percent less rainfall during the period from June 1 to June 25.
To a question on whether the state will have normal rainfall as predicted by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Sahu said the south-west monsoon has covered the whole of Odisha since June 18.
“There was less monsoon rain at the outset. But now it is reviving,” he pointed out.
But he admitted that though rainfall activity will increase in Odisha in the last week of June, it will not be sufficient to replenish the deficit rainfall this month.
Replying a question on less rainfall in the state till date, Sahu said the intensity of monsoon rainfall solely depends on the wind speed blowing from south-west direction. “As the wind velocity is less and the pressure value is relatively high, it is not able the generate systems like low pressure or cyclonic circulation, which activate monsoon rainfall,” he explained.