Odisha: Heavy rainfall predicted over next 48 hours, yellow alert for 5 districts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall due to a low-pressure system forming over the Bay of Bengal. The IMD issued yellow alert for five districts.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours in Odisha. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for five districts of Odisha, where the impact of heavy rainfall is expected to be maximum. The weather condition is expected as fallout from the low-pressure area developing over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal off the coasts of southern Odisha, and ¬northern Andhra Pradesh. A cyclonic situation is expected over the next 24 hours over the same region.