North Odisha Flood Situation Grim, IMD Forecast More Rains Till August 18

North Odisha flood situation grim, IMD forecast more rains till August 18

The State government has cancelled leave for employees, and schools and educational institutions remained closed for the day due to inclement weather

North Odisha flood situation grim, IMD forecast more rains till Aug 18

The flood situation in north Odisha districts, which has affected five lakh people, remained grim on Monday even as the IMD has forecast more rains after the low-pressure system formed in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, officials said.

Odisha Braces for 3 Days of Extremely Heavy Rainfall as Fresh Low-Pressure Forms

A new low‑pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal–north Odisha coast, triggering forecasts of three days of heavy to very heavy rainfall across the state. According to IMD and Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre Director Manorama Mohanty, the system is expected to move northwestward and intensify further within 24 hours. […] The post Odisha Braces for 3 Days of Extremely Heavy Rainfall as Fresh …

Odisha to experience heavy rainfall as low pressure area forms over Bay of Bengal

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts as a low pressure area formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal-North Odisha coasts on Sunday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. According to the IMD's morning bulletin, the low pressure area formed at 5.30 am under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over the northwest Bay of Bengal. The sys…

Back-to-back low-pressure systems to bring rain for 3 more days in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to receive very heavy rainfall over the next three days under the influence of a low-pressure area over the North Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The IMD has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall on August 15 and heavy rain from August 16 to August 19. The Regional Meteorological Department has issued an Orange warning for four districts and a Yellow warning for the remaining 26 distric…