Rain, thunderstorm batter state
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain and thunderstorm was witnessed in most parts of Odisha on Saturday and is expected to continue till April 27.
Odisha received the highest rainfall of 140 mm at Hadabhanga in Boudh district and there were hailstorms at one or two places in Balasore and Balangir districts in the last 24 hours by Saturday. The rain and hailstorm has already caused huge loss to standing crops, including in Krushnaprasad area of Puri district.
The special relief commissioner (SRC) has directed all collectors to assess the damage to crops, houses and cattle. Bhubaneswar recorded 64 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours.
Several systems are causing the rain and thunderstorm activities, including a cyclonic circulation over Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood, a trough line from Meghalaya to cyclonic circulation over Chhattisgarh across Bangladesh, Gangetic West Bengal and North Odisha.
Besides, a trough now runs from the South-East Uttar Pradesh to South Tamilnadu across West Vidarbha, East Madhya Pradesh is also causing rain. Also strong moisture incursion at lower tropospheric levels takes place over the state from the Bay of Bengal.
The rain has also brought the temperature down in most parts of the state. On Saturday, the highest temperature in the state at 41 degree Celsius was recorded in Malkangiri.
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