Odisha braces for intense downpours in several districts over the next 5 days. For Friday, the IMD has issued a red warning for Koraput and Malkangiri.
IMD issues 5- day alert for Heavy Rainfall, Orange warning for 9 districts: Odisha braces for intense downpours in several districts over the next 5 days. According to the IMD, the low-pressure area has developed under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha coast. The weather system is likely to become more marked during the next two to three days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Red Warning for Koraput and Malkangiri districts as a low pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coasts is expected to intensify over the next two to three days.
For Thursday, the IMD has issued an Orange Warning for Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri districts.
A Yellow Warning has been issued for Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagarh districts.
For Friday, the IMD has issued red warning for Koraput and Malkangiri. An Orange Warning has also been issued for Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Rayagada and Gajapati districts. Meanwhile, a Yellow Warning has been sounded for Balasore, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda and Nayagarh districts.
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