Odisha is the top state affected by lightning in the country. When it comes to thunderstorms, none of State's districts in high to very highly vulnerable list
Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner on Wednesday alerted District Collectors, BDOs, Tehsildars and Engineers of 10 districts that have been issued Red warning by the Indian Meteorological Department over chances of heavy rainfall. Districts with Red, Orange and Yellow warnings have been ordered to remain prepared to meet any waterlogging/ localised flood-like situation. BDOs and […]
Guwahati: The over a month-long devastating flood in Assam continued to remain grim, with one more death on Saturday in Morigaon district, taking the toll to 97 while, 26.37 lakh people in 27 of the states 33 districts were distressed, officials said. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials said that eight major rivers flowing […]
New Delhi: A low pressure area formed over Arabian sea and Lakshadweep is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm and reach coastal states of Maharashtra and Gujarat next week, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Sunitha Devi, in charge of cyclones at IMD, said, “A low pressure area has formed over […]
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the country will witness a normal South-West monsoon this season between June to September. Quantitatively, the monsoon rainfall during the monsoon season 2020 is expected to be around 96 per cent to 104 per cent of its long-period average. The Earth Sciences department, however, said […]
Bhubaneswar: After a brief spell of rain across Odisha, cold wave conditions returned to the state on Monday, with the MeT department forecasting similar weather to prevail in the next two days. Cold wave conditions are likely to prevail in parts of Angul, Balasore, Sonepur, Jharsuguda, Bolangir and Sambalpur districts, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) […]
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy to very heavy rainfall alert for several districts of Odisha for next 48 hours. As per a press release, a low pressure area which has formed over Northeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood is likely to become more marked and concentrate into a depression during the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alert for Odisha as a low pressure forming over the Bay of Bengal is intensifying and slowly moving towards the west. A monsoon trap line has become active on the upper part of atmosphere following which some parts of the State have already started to witness […]
New Delhi: Cyclone Vayu will change its path again and is likely to hit Kutch on June 17-18, a top official of the Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Friday. The very severe cyclonic storm will also reduce in intensity and turn into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday morning, a senior India Meteorological Department […]
Ahmedabad: Cyclone Vayu will not make landfall on the Gujarat coast on Thursday as it was expected, and will pass by the Saurashtra region later in the day, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. IMD scientist Manorama Mohanty told the media here: “Cyclone Vayu will not hit Gujarat. It will pass nearby from Veraval, Porbander […]
New Delhi: As Gujarat and Diu are braving to face “very severe” cyclone Vayu, Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday said authorities have evacuated about 3.1 lakh people living in the low-lying areas and the NDRF has pre-positioned 52 teams for rescue and relief operations. Singh also said the Indian Coast Guard, Navy, Army and the […]
New Delhi: The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) chaired by Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha on Tuesday reviewed the preparedness for cyclone “Vayu”, which is likely to hit Gujarat on Thursday. The meeting followed Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) prediction that cyclone Vayu is likely to hit the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval and […]
Ahmedabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has put Gujarat on alert with likely Cyclone Vayu closing in on the Arabian Sea coast bringing heavy rains and winds sweeping across parts of the state at speed ranging from 75 km per hour to a maximum of 135 km. “The system currently is seen as a depression […]
New Delhi: About 42 per cent of India is ‘abnormally dry’ which is around 6 per cent more than last year, according to the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS). In the May 28 update of the real time drought watcher, the percentage of abnormally dry area increased to 42.61 per cent from a week before […]
Bhubaneswar: With the extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ inching closer towards Odisha, the State Government today assigned 12 IAS officers to supervise the relief, rehabilitation and restoration work in nine coastal districts of the State. With immediate effect, ACS of Forest & Environment Department Suresh Chandra Mahapatra has been given the charge of Puri district […]
Chennai: Severe cyclonic storm Gaja crossed the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday between 12.30 a.m. and 2.30 a.m. between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The cyclone Gaja crossed the coast with a wind speed of about 110kmphA gusting up to 120 kmph. The Tamil Nadu government said the fallen trees are being removed […]
Bhubaneswar: People of the State are likely to get relief from the scorching heat soon as the Regional Office of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here has predicted that monsoon is set to touch Odisha coast by June 10. Director of IMD’s regional office Sarat Sahu on Friday informed that the southwest monsoon has advanced […]
Bhubaneswar: Diwali celebrations in the state came to a nought after heavy rains lashed many parts of Odisha today, as low pressure over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, sources from the regional meteorological department said. Director of the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar SC Sahu said,”The well marked […]
Bhubaneswar: The regional office of India Meteorological Department has issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 15 districts in Odisha till 5.30 pm today. As per the latest reports, the alert has been issued for Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal districts. People in these districts have […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 18 districts in Odisha till 11.30 am today. As per the latest bulletin of the met department, the alert has been issued for Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sonepur, Bargarh and Sundergarh districts. […]
Bhubaneswar: Thunderstrom and lightning warning has been issued for 21 districts of Odisha by regional office of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today. The alert has been issued for Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Ganjam, Gajapati, Bargarh and Sonepur districts. Satellite images of Doppler […]
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rainfall across the State in the next 24 hours. Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in one or two places in the coastal region of the state, IMD said forecasting that such situation may continue for three more days. Meanwhile, sources in the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, […]
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued thunderstorm and lightning warning in 18 districts of Odisha. According to sources, the districts likely to be hit by thunderstorm and lightning are Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack, Puri, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Koraput, Malkangiri and Gajapati. It has also cautioned the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Sunday asked collectors in several parts of Odisha to remain alert in view the heavy rain forecast issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for the next 3 days. The IMD Bhubaneswar has forecast heavy rain in north, interior and coastal parts of the state till July 20. […]
Bhubaneswar: Blistering heat persisted in most parts of Odisha today and Titlagarh was the hottest place with 43.3 degree celsius in the state where sunstroke has so far claimed one life. The mercury hovered above 40 degree Celsius in at least 10 places in the state as entire western Odisha and many parts of southern […]
Bhubaneswar: The heat wave condition returned to Odisha with rise in the mercury level today as Jharsuguda turned out to be the hottest plae in the state with 43 degrees Celsius. The mercury hovered above 40 degrees Celsius in at least ten places, mostly in western Odisha. After Jharsuguda, Balangir recorded a maximum temperature of […]
Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions prevailed in most parts of Odisha today with the mercury soaring up to 44 degrees Celsius at Titlagarh, making it the hottest place in the state. The entire western region of Odisha sizzled under intense heat, the Meteorological office here said. At least 13 places in the state recorded temperature above 40 […]
Bhubaneswar: With the day temperature rising alarming in most places in Odisha, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of a hotter-than-normal summer across the country this year. The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, which has predicted torrid summer in Odisha especially during March and April, said the heat wave would be felt in most places in […]
Bhubaneswar: The advent of heat waves before the end of February has started effecting the daily life of people. While temperature has already touched the 40 degree Celsius mark, the regional office of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the temperature will rise further in coming days. The IMD has informed that the temperature […]
Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from Odisha, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday. “The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from the state on Sunday. The state received normal rainfall this year,” said Sarat Chandra Sahu, regional director of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre. Also read: Southwest monsoon covers whole of Odisha He said the […]
Bhubaneswar: Temperature went up alarmingly in the coastal belt of Odisha today with the capital city recording 45.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a severe heat wave warning in the coastal districts. As per a Met release here this evening, mercury shot up to 40 degree Celsius above in […]
Indian meteorological officials on Sunday forecast fairly widespread rain and thundershowers over Nepal till Monday
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