Tag: Monsoon

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha especially north and interior parts will experience moderate to heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure formed over the west-central Bay of Bengal from today till June 11, said the Regional Meteorological Centre here on Friday. The met office further stated heavy rainfall induced by the low pressure […]

Bhubaneswar: Monsoon rains are likely to reach Odisha within 48 hours following a fall in day temperature at several places, forecast the regional meteorological office here today. The met office further predicted a cyclonic storm formed over northern parts of Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha will develop into a low pressure causing rains in the […]

Balangir: In what can be called as a stern move, Balangir district Collector issued instruction to hold back a day’s salary of district officials who were absent in the monsoon preparatory meeting held here today. “An order has been issued against the officials for their break-in-service as they were absent without permission,” informed Balangir Collector […]

Baripada: The Similipal National Park and Tiger Reserve will remain closed for tourists from June 16, according to a statement issued by the park authority here on Friday. Harish Kumar Bisht, field director of the Tiger Reserve said, the sanctuary is usually closed by mid-June as the internal roads and other communication channels are washed […]

Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke toll climbed to 10 in Odisha with the death of one person reported from Sambalpur on Thursday. While scorching heat gripped most parts of the state, Titlagarh remained the hottest place recording 45.5 degree Celsius. The number of heat-related deaths, which stood at nine till yesterday, climbed to ten this summer following one […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today geared up to face possible calamities like flood and cyclone expecting an early monsoon and asked officials to set up Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) by July. The decision in this regard was taken at the State Level Pre-Monsoon Preparatory meeting presided over by Chief Secretary A P Padhi. Padhi asked […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience rains triggered by the south-west monsoon in first week of June, said the meteorological office here today. Informing about the monsoon onset, Regional Meteorological Centre director Sarat Chandra Sahu stated conditions for the onset of monsoon is favourable as understood from the model of formations over the Bay of […]

Bhubaneswar: With monsoons receding, the spectre of drought is looming over many parts of Western Odisha. Farming is visibly affected by scanty rainfall in as many as 5 districts. Anticipating a drought-like situation, the State government has started collecting data in Deogarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Jharsuguda and Bolangir. The aforementioned districts have received the less than […]

Bhubaneswar: Incessant rains lashed most parts of Odisha under the influence of a low pressure area formed over the over the northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha-West Bengal. According to met department sources, the low pressure is active and its effect will be seen for the next 24 hours resulting in heavy rains in […]

While the southwest monsoon has triggered moderate to heavy rainfall in most parts of Odisha, the Met office has predicted increased rainfall in the state from June 25 onwards

Bhubaneswar: After playing hide and seek for about a week, the southwest monsoon finally set in over some parts of Odisha today, a bulletin issued by the IMD said. “It (monsoon) has covered districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and also some portions of the adjoining districts of Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Khorda, […]

Though countdown begins for the onset of monsoon in Odisha and rainfall has occurred at a few places in north and coastal Odisha, the western region of the state continues to record temperature above 40 degrees Celsius

The southwest monsoon is most likely to hit coastal Odisha in next 3-4 days, the local Met office said today

Ahead of the onset of the monsoon in Odisha, the administrations of all districts were today asked to submit final report about their preparedness in the next 10 days

Bhubaneswar: The heat-troubled State, which was eagerly waiting for an early monsoon rain, received an unpleasant news today after India Metereological Department (IMD) forecast a week long delay in the onset of monsoon. “Forecast suggests that monsoon onset over Kerala this year is likely to be slightly delayed. The Southwest monsoon is likely to set […]