Odisha Districts On Alert As Weather Office Warns Of Extremely Heavy Rainfall

District administrations of landslide-prone districts are to take special precautionary measures to prevent damage and to make arrangement for evacuating people from vulnerable areas if required.

Odisha Special Relief Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena on Thursday directed all the District collectors and Municipal Commissioners to make all necessary arrangement after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of five days of heavy rains in the state. In a letter to all the District collectors and Municipal Commissioners, Pradeep Jena said: "As predicted by IMD, under the influence of low pressure is likely to be formed over North Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around June 11, 2021, widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy rainfall very likely to occur over a large number of districts of Odisha during 10th to 14th June 2021." He said that during such intense and continued rainfall, flash flood/ flood-like situations may occur in different rivers, nullah and water bodies. In hilly areas, landslides may occur. Waterlogging may be experienced in different parts including urban/low-lying areas. He further directed the administrations to take precautionary measures to prevent any damage to life and property during the period.