As per IMD, an ‘orange warning’ for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for several Odisha districts.
As per IMD, a cyclonic circulation lies over Northeast and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal Sea in lower and middle tropospheric levels. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood during the next 48 hours.
Engineer-in-Chief of the State Water Resources Department, Bhakta Ranjan Mohanty said that the state government is ready for any situation.
As per IMD, the north-south trough from the cyclonic circulation associated with the low-pressure area over central parts of North Bay of Bengal to north coastal Andhra Pradesh has become less marked.
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Wednesday cancelled two trains and diverted another train after a boulder fell on tracks connecting Bhubaneswar via Rayagada. There are also reports of mudslides.
The system is very likely to intensify further in the next 24 hours and move west-northwestwards along south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts.
As per IMD, a cyclonic circulation lies over East Central Bay of Bengal adjoining Myanmar Coast. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the Northwest Bay of Bengal during the next 72 hours.
As per IMD, there is a possibility of an increase in the intensity of rainfall activities in different parts of Odisha from September 11. The IMD has also issued a 'yellow warning' for thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in some districts of Odisha.
Besides, the IMD has also issued a warning for heavy rainfall in some parts of Odisha starting September 2, 2023. A yellow warning for heavy rainfall has been issued for some districts of the state till September 4.
Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar,Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday informed that several parts of the state will continue to experience thunderstorm activities for the next few days.
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is also likely to occur on Independence Day tomorrow
As per IMD, subdued rainfall activity is likely over Central, West, and South India during the next seven days.
Irrespective to age, people wait all year long for rain showers and love getting drenched in the rain. But, the fury of cloud bursts certainly can’t be ignored. Cloudbursts cause extensive damage to life and property.
In its advisory, the SRC has asked district Collectors Municipal Corporations, and other officials to remain alert, especially in the districts where Red, Orange, or Yellow warnings have been issued by the IMD.
It is pertinent to mention here that rain and drain water entered the houses of people living in several localities in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar yesterday and it is yet to be cleared even after 12 hours today.
As per IMD, yesterday’s well-marked low pressure area over central parts of the north Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a depression. The system is about 160 km southeast of Khepura (Bangladesh) and 400 km east-southeast of Digha (West Bengal).Moreover, the system has intensified into deep depression today.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that enhanced rainfall activity will continue over west and parts of central India with very heavy rainfall over Konkan, Goa, ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, and Gujarat on Friday and significant reduction thereafter.
A massive canal breach has flooded acres of farmland in Puri district of Odisha.A breach of about 20 feet has occured at Nuagaon Distributary Canal under Balanga WR Division Under impact of the rift, water from the canal has so far inundated over 30 acres of farmland
As per the IMD’s latest forecast, extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur over Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Coastal Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the next two days and decrease thereafter.