Despite waterlogging, rain relief for capital

BHUBANESWAR: The state capital on Saturday experienced moderate rainfall as a fresh low pressure over the Bay of Bengal brought in more chances of rainfall. Official sources said the city received 26. 2 mm rainfall by evening. The rainfall caused waterlogging in some low-lying areas of the city. It caused traffic problems in some busy roads in the city.
The IMD has forecast that most places would witness widespread rainfall for two days from Monday under the influence of a possible low pressure. There are chances of heavy rain at isolated places in select districts.
The system, now lying as a cyclonic circulation, is likely to intensify into a low pressure within 48 hours and would cause rainfall at many places on Sunday, said an IMD bulletin.
H R Biswas, director of IMD, regional centre, said the possible system after causing widespread rainfall for two days would loose it’s influence over the state by Wednesday.
He said thunderstorm activities would cause rainfall at several places. In the wake of heavy rainfall warning for two days, the state government on Saturday issued routine advisory to district collectors to remain alert. The office of the special relief commissioner ( SRC) has sent the advisory to collectors.
The IMD’s rainfall report recorded on Saturday morning said Umerkote in Nabarangpur district recorded 80 mm rainfall in last 24 hours.
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