Tag: Heavy Rainfall

The Special Relief Commissioner of Odisha has alerted 13 collectors to prepare for heavy rainfall and potential floods due to a low-pressure area formed over the North Bay of Bengal.

As per IMD, the cyclonic circulation over Jharkhand and the neighbourhood now lies over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh.

IMD informed that the low-pressure area over East Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Chhattisgarh has become less marked today.

The low pressure area over north Chhattisgarh has shifted to East Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Chhattisgarh. The IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Odisha over the next few days, issuing a yellow warning for some regions.

The Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) directed the Malkangiri Collector to prohibit vehicle movement on submerged roads and bridges until water recedes, following heavy rainfall due to a depression over the Odisha coast. Nuapada received 96.1mm of rain, Subarnapur 73.6mm, Boudh 66.5mm, with Athamallik in Angul recording the highest at 154.4mm in 24 hours.

The depression over Odisha coast near Chilika lake weakened into a well-marked low pressure area on Saturday, according to the IMD. The department forecasts moderate to heavy rainfall across several parts of Odisha in the coming days. Yellow warnings have been issued for multiple districts including Bolangir, Nuapada, and Jharsuguda.

Heavy rainfall in Odisha caused by a depression has resulted in two fatalities due to wall collapses in Nabarangpur and Angul districts. A four-year-old boy and an elderly man, Parabha Gochhayat, lost their lives. The situation is improving in Malkangiri with water receding but road communication remains disrupted.

Four blocks (Chitrakonda, Korkunda, Khairput & Kalimela) have received more than 200mm rainfall. The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) also reviewed the situation with the district Collectors.

The depression over the Bay of Bengal near Odisha's Chilika Lake, moving west-northwest at 3 kmph, is expected to weaken in 24 hours, says IMD. Heavy rainfall is forecasted for various districts across Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Heavy rainfall triggered by a depression over the Bay of Bengal is affecting several parts of Odisha, including Malkangiri where flooding has disrupted daily life. The IMD forecasts that the system will cross near Chilika Lake and gradually weaken.

As per the prediction by India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Bhubaneswar regional centre, the system will move in the north-west direction and it is likely to cross Puri by tomorrow morning.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in several parts of Odisha for the next four days due to a well-marked low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. This low pressure is likely to intensify into a depression and cross the Odisha coast within 24 hours, as per IMD. Orange warnings have been issued for multiple districts including Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, and Koraput.

The weather department has issued an orange warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts of Odisha in the next three to four days.

A fresh low pressure area is likely to form over West central and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 19, 2024.

As per IMD, several parts of Odisha are likely to experience thunderstorms and heavy rainfall activities in the next few days.