It has also forecast light rain at some places in the state on Friday and Saturday.
Dry weather will prevail across the state thereafter. There will also be no change in the minimum temperature during the next 5 days when it is expected to remain 2 to 3 degree Celsius above many places in the state. The mercury may hover around 15-16 degree Celsius in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar during this period, it added.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued yellow warning of heavy rain for isolated places in Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda and Sambalpur till 8.30 am on Wednesday.
The weather agency has warned of temporary waterlogging at low-lying areas, poor visibility during intense spells of rain and traffic congestion in urban areas and landslides in hilly areas. Farmers have been advised to postpone fertilizer/chemicals application in agricultural field and keep livestock/domestic animals at safe places.
On September 6, heavy rain (7 to 11cm) may lash isolated places in Malakangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj. Similar warning has been issued for Nuapada, Balangir, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Cuttack, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj during the subsequent 24 hours (September 7).
There is also a forecast for heavy rain at isolated places in Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj on September 8.
The IMD has issued no further heavy rain warning.
Notably, the state has been experiencing some intense spells of rain for the past few days after a subdued monsoon and recorded 16.7 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours with the highest of 142.4 mm in Belaguntha block of Ganjam district. Besides Belaguntha, Suliapada (132 mm) and Khunta (103 mm) in Mayurbhanj district recorded more than 100 mm rainfall.
However, 10 districts still are deficient while rest 20 in the normal category with Odisha having received 832.1 mm rainfall against its normal value of 963.1 mm till Septmber 5 this monsoon season.
]]>According to the midday bulletin, heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) is likely at isolated places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Boudh, Kandhamal and Angul districts till 8.30 am on Tuesday. Yellow warning of heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm) has also been issued for isolated places in Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Balangir, Sonepur, Koraput, and Malkangiri. Thunderstorm with lightning is likely to continue during the day across the state and people have been advised to take shelter at safe places to protect themselves from lightning strikes.
On September 5, heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) is likely at isolated places in Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur. Heavy rain may also lash isolated places in Rayagada, Kandhamal, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Sonepur and Sambalpur.
The weather agency has warned of temporary waterlogging at low-lying areas, poor visibility during intense spells of rain and traffic congestion in urban areas on these two days. There is also a possibility of inundation of low-lying agricultural fields. Farmers have been advised to postpone fertilizer/chemicals application in agricultural field and keep livestock/domestic animals at safe places.
The intensity of rain in the state is likely to decrease thereafter.
On September 6, heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) may occur at isolated places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nuapada, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, and Balangir. Similar warning has been sounded for the subsequent 24 hours (September 7) with heavy rainfall likely at isolated places in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Balangir, Nabarangpur and Nuapada. There is no heavy rain warning thereafter.
Notably, the state recorded 815.2 mm rainfall against its normal value of 952.5 mm till September this monsoon season with 10 districts, including Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur, in deficit zone and the rest 20 in the normal category.
]]>According to sources, the floodwater was initially released from sluice gate number 7 of the dam at 9 am. Four more gates will be opened later in a phased manner.
The release of floodwater will result in increasing the water level of the distributaries. Accordingly, an alert has also been sounded by the authorities, especially for the downstream areas. People have been asked to remain alert while entering into tributaries.
There are 98 gates to release floodwater from Hirakud Dam. While 64 are sluice gates, the rest 34 are crest gates. Each sluice gate has the capacity to discharge 16,440 cusec of water when the reservoir level is at 630 ft. Similarly, each crest gate has the potential to discharge 16,238 cusec of water.
Last year, the authorities had released the first floodwater from the dam on July 11.
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