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Bhubaneswar: Cloudy weather coupled with moderate rainfall, particularly in the western and southern districts have added to the chilling cold conditions hitting the normal life of people across the State.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, a trough line created in the interior parts of the State going straight through north Odisha is supposed to be causing this kind of weather in the State.
HR Biswas, Director of Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said, “A trough line now extends till north interior Odisha and there is possibility of light rain in some parts of the State. Minimum temperature is likely to drop by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius from December 28 onwards.”
Under the impact of cloudy weather, while the minimum temperature readings witnessed a rise, the maximum temperature readings recorded a dip in most parts of the State.
However, chill breeze from north has made life more uncomfortable for people. Apart from that unseasonal rains have affected crop harvesting activities in several parts of the State.
Harvested paddy lying in the open mandis for procurement purposes have been the worst hit due to the unseasonal rains in several parts of Odisha including Kalahandi, Nabarangpur and Balasore.
In Kalahandi district, quintals of paddy crops in open mandis have been damaged due to the rain at Kaudela mandi, Koksara and other parts of the district.
Reports from Laikera mandi in Jharsuguda district is not encouraging either as more than 3,000 packets of paddy in the open mandi was seen to be soaking in rain. The Secretary of the Co-Operative Society alleged that the millers aren’t sending trucks to move the paddy due to a dispute between farmers and millers over the paddy prices.
Similarly, continuous rain in many parts of north Odisha including Balasore district forced farmers to bundle up their crop lying in the field and ferry it to a safe place.
A thick cover of cloud in the coastal districts for the last 24 hours has forced the farmers to scamper and save their crops.
Narrating the misery a farmer in Nilagiri said, “We had sowed late, so the timing of this drizzle couldn’t be more frustrating. We are now moving our rain soaked crop to safe place and hope that we don't suffer any losses.”
Meanwhile, the duty officer at Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has forecasted rain in some of the districts of Southern Odisha for tomorrow.
