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Odisha Schools Shut in Four Districts After Heavy Rainfall Warning for Two Days

Officials said the storm system could intensify into a deep depression, bringing heavy to very heavy rain and raising risks of flooding and landslides.

  • On Tuesday, heavy rain from a deep depression lashed coastal and southern Odisha, forcing the government to close schools and cancel employee leaves in vulnerable districts.
  • The India Meteorological Department reported the depression over the Bay of Bengal lies 220 km from Gopalpur and 320 km from Visakhapatnam, moving west-northwest toward Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coasts.
  • Authorities placed 11 districts on high alert while ferry services between Satapada and Jahnikuda in Chilika Lake remain suspended until September 25 due to prevailing conditions.
  • Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg rejected cyclone fears, stating, "We have been informed by the IMD that the system could intensify into a deep depression, but not a cyclone."
  • Rainfall is expected to continue until September 25, with red alerts issued for parts of southern Odisha for September 23-25 as the system approaches.
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Pragativadi: Leading Odia Dailly broke the news on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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