Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy rain for the next three days from Saturday due to a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal.
“Under the influence of cyclonic circulation over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, a low-pressure Area has formed over Northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha coast. Associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea level. It is likely to move north-westwards during next two days,” said IMD bulletin.
Under the influence of the low-pressure area, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in the districts of Khurda, Puri, Balasore, Jajpur, Cuttack, Bolangir, Nuapada, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Koraput on June 29. Similarly, districts like Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall.
On June 30, heavy rainfall was also predicted for the districts like Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal and heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh.
The IMD also predicted heavy downpours in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Keonjhar.
