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Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological department has indicated that light to moderate rainfall or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places across Odisha for the next three days, which subsequently hints at fall in minimum temperature as soon as the rain subsides.
In view of the prevailing situation, the Special Relief Commissioner has advised Collectors of all districts to ensure that the farmers shift their harvested paddy to safe places and keep it properly stacked under suitable cover so as to avoid any loss or damage due to rain. Also, necessary measures should be taken by farmers to protect the paddy in mandis, if any, against rain.
This apart, the SRC has directed to keep all shelters/school buildings open at night for homeless/ needy people to protect them from the cold condition.
On Thursday and Friday, moderate to heavy rainfall under the impact of a trough line lashed several parts of Odisha causing damage to standing crops and harvested paddy stocked in farmlands and mandis.
There were reports on damage to paddy crops in Balasore, Nuapada, Subarnapur and several other districts. Farmers have reportedly suffered considerable losses, as the rain damaged standing crops, along with harvested paddy stocks stashed in open fields.
State revenue and disaster management minister Sudam Marndi said that the Collectors have been asked to make a thorough assessment of the affected areas and then the extent of crop damage, if any, would be ascertained.
According to the latest forecast, there would be a fall in minimum or night temperature by 4 to 5 degree Celsius after 48 hours. Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of North Odisha, Kandhamal, Koraput, Nuapada, Malkangiri, Sonepur and at a few places over the rest of the districts.
The Met has also warned of thunderstorm with lightning at some places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Koraput, Cuttack, Khurda, Sonepur, Boudh and Sundergarh districts.
As far as capital city Bhubaneswar and places in its vicinity are concerned, the Met stated that the temperature will hover between 18-21 degrees during the next 24 hours.
