Bhubaneswar: A Low Pressure Area formed over North Bay of Bengal on Saturday. It is likely to move west-northwestwards, become well marked during the next 12 hours, and concentrate into a depression during the subsequent 24 hours.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that rainfall at most places with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely on August 13, and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely on August 14. The intensity of rainfall would decrease on August 15 with isolated heavy rainfall over western Odisha.
Sea condition is likely to be rough to very rough over north and adjoining central Bay of Bengal and along & off Bangladesh, West Bengal, Odisha and adjoining North Andhra Pradesh coasts on August 13 and 14. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into north and adjoining central Bay of Bengal and along & off Bangladesh, West Bengal, Odisha and adjoining North Andhra Pradesh coasts on August 13 and 14.
Meanwhile, the authorities at Hirakud dam reservoir have opened a total of 28 gates to release excess rainwater. As informed earlier in the day by Bijaya Kumar Mishra, Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources, it may lead to minor flooding in Mahanadi river basin.
