Heavy rain likely in north Odisha for two-three days

BHUBANESWAR: Just over 48 hours since cyclone Gulab left the state shaken, not stirred, Odisha is bracing for more trouble with the formation of a fresh low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal coast on Tuesday, likely to bring heavy rainfall in northern Odisha for two-three days.
Following the warning, the special relief commissioner (SRC) has asked collectors of northern districts to remain alert and prepared for incidents like waterlogging, localised flood and landslides in hilly areas.
“A cyclonic circulation turned into a low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal may also intensify into a depression or more. It is likely to become more marked in the next 24 hours,” the IMD bulletin stated.
H R Biswas, director of regional IMD centre, said north Odisha districts would experience impact of this system for next two days, but neighbouring West Bengal would feel more. “Most parts of the state will receive little to moderate rainfall as the monsoon is active. The cyclonic system may cause heavy rain mainly in the three districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh on Wednesday, for which an orange warning has been issued. Yellow warning of heavy rain was also bee n issued for nine districts over the next two days,” Biswas said.
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