Tag: Monsoon

Bhubaneswar: With the south-west monsoon active in the state, rains lashed most places in coastal and interior parts even as IMD forecast heavy rainfall in interior and south coastal Odisha in the next 24 hours. The monsoon has been active in this part of the country induced by a Low Pressure Area created over coastal […]

Bhubaneswar: Monsoon is set to arrive in Odisha in a day or two as many areas received rains, and downpour was reported from one or two places over the north interior region of the state. “Many places of Odisha have received rains in the last 24 hours and we are expecting the arrival of monsoon […]

Bhubaneswar: After a lull temperature rose in western, southern and coastal parts of Odisha today. The mercury touched 42.9 degree C at Hirakud today, up from 40.1 degrees yesterday, while the other western Odisha towns of Bolangir recorded 42 degrees, Sambalpur 41.8 degrees, Bhawanipatna 41.5 degrees, Jharsuguda 41.4 degrees, Titlagarh 40.5 degress and Sundergarh 40 […]

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon reached the State today covering Malkangiri and a portion of Koraput districts in the southern region and would be activated across the State in the next three days. “As expected, the southwest monsoon has reached the State on June 13. We had predicted onset of monsoon anytime between June 13 and […]

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha will witness an increase in rainfall activity from today as a low pressure system has formed over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas. The low pressure is likely to intensify and will trigger rainfall across the State, as per the latest forecast of the Regional Meteorological Department. On the […]

The country is expected to receive only 88 percent of the long-term average rainfall this year, Science and Technology minister Harsh Vardhan said today terming this year's monsoons as "below normal" to "deficient"

Smart City Rourkela is likely to witness massive waterlogging problems during monsoon due to the unresolved drainage issues in the region.

Bhubaneswar: Though the southwest monsoon has already started to withdraw from the eastern parts of the country, high temperature and hot climate will continue to give a tough time to people of Odisha till October 8, sources from the meteorological department said. “After the end of monsoon season, due to divergence in lower level of […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) declaring the end of the Monsoon season this year, Odisha has recorded cumulative rainfall of 1292.2 mm against the LTA of 1144.3 mm which is a surplus of 12.9 per cent between the months of June to September. Eleven districts namely Kalahandi, Puri, Malkangiri, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur, […]

A large part of Odisha including the state capital Bhubaneswar on Saturday experienced heavy rain due to low pressure and advancement of the south-west monsoon in the state, official sources said.

A Low Pressure area has formed over Northwest Bay of Bengal & adjoining Odisha is most likely to trigger torrential rain in most parts of the State from today. The weather condition would continue till June 14, according to a forecast by the IMD.

The Water Resources Department has braced to tackle possible flood like situation in the wake of the IMD’s prediction of heavy rain after June 11 even as the southwest monsoon today entered the State with rain in south Odisha.

The Southwest Monsoon has arrived in Odisha, the Regional Meteorological Centre of the IMD informed today. The monsoon season which generally marks its presence around June 10 every year has made onset in its usual time. 

A Low-pressure area is likely to form over the North Bay of Bengal and its adjoining area by June 11.

The Southwest Monsoon winds may make onset in Odisha by June 10 to 12, the Director General of India Meteorological Department, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra informed OTV through a telephonic message.