Low pressure over Bay may bring more rain

BHUBANESWAR: The Met department on Friday said a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal by Monday and cause widespread rainfall in the state for two to three days.
“The fresh images indicate that the possible formation will bring more rainfall than the last two monsoon systems in August,” Umashankar Das, scientist of the regional IMD centre in the city, said.
He added that there were chances of light to moderate rain at many places in the state over the weekend.
Thereafter, the intensity of rain is likely to increase and it will spread across the coastal, interior and northern Odisha pockets over the next two days. Isolated places in some districts may also experience heavy rainfall under its influence, Das said.
Sarat Chandra Sahu, the director of the centre for environment and climate of SOA deemed to be university, also shared Das’s views. “The model also indicates that there is a possibility of the formation of another low pressure by September 12, which may bring copious amount of rainfall in its wake,” Sahu, who was the director of the regional IMD centre in the city, said
The forecasts have come at a time when less than normal rainfall have stoked fears of drought among the farmers and the government.
The current season of the state assembly also saw a heated debate on the issue.
The Met report further said 24 of the 30 districts in the state have received deficient rain. Of them, six districts are faced with 40% and above rain deficit. While Jajpur is the worst-hit with 55% deficient rain, it is followed by Bhadrak and Balangir with 48% and 45% rain deficiency, respectively.
Official report said Lamtaput in Koraput district recorded the highest 50 mm rainfall in the state in last 24 hors.
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