Bhubaneswar: Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Odisha during next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Sunday.
The weather agency has also warned of lightning activity during next two days and advised people to take safe shelter during thunderstorm activity to protect themselves from lightning strikes, which claimed 12 lives and injured 14 in the state during the last 24 hours.
A cyclonic circulation is also active over Northeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood and may intensify into a low pressure area over northwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal during next 48 hours, it added.
