Bhubaneswar: With monsoon becoming active again and formation of a low pressure over North Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal & Jharkhand, the state has been experiencing heavy rain for past 24 hours and an orange alert has been issued for eight districts till 8.30 am on Monday.
“Under the influence of cyclonic circulation over Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal coasts, a low pressure area has formed over North Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal & Jharkhand. It is likely to moves west-northwestwards across Jharkhand during next 2 days,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed.
The monsoon trough is now passing through Ganganagar, Narnaul, Aligarh, Varanasi, Daltonganj, centre of low pressure area over North Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal & Jharkhand and thence, southeastwards to eastcentral Bay of Bengal.
It further informed that a cyclonic circulation is likely to form over Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 18, which is likely to increase the intensity of rain in the state. “In view of the above meteorological features, wet spells of monsoon rainfall activity likely to continue over Odisha with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall,” the weather agency said.
According to the midday bulletin, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Nuapada, Sonepur, Balangir and Deogarh on July 16. Heavy Rainfall may occur at one or two places in Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri districts with light to moderate rain at most places in the state during this period.
The weather agency has warned of temporary waterlogging in low-lying areas, poor visibility during intense spell of rain and traffic congestion in urban areas and possibility of wall collapse in vulnerable kutchha houses.
Yellow warning for heavy rainfall continues for some parts of coastal and southern districts of Odisha till July 19. Heavy to very heavy rain may occur at one or two places in Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur with heavy rain one or two places in Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Balangir, Nuapada on July 20.
