Heavy rainfall expected in 19 districts from Thurdsay

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 5: Very heavy rainfall is likely in some coastal districts from Thursday night. According to the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC), SOA the rainfall will persist for three more days due to the formation of the low pressure over Central coastal Odisha and its neighbourhood.

            Besides the low pressure area, which has been persisting for the last two days, a cyclonic circulation also extended up to 7.6 km above the mean sea level over the same area, Dr. SC Sahu, Director, CEC, said. Under the influence of the system, light to moderate rainfall was expected over most parts of the state during the four day period, he added.

            The heavy rains in some of the coastal districts is expected from Thursday night. It might continue till Friday.

            However, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the districts of Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jajpur, Khurda, Nayagarh, Puri, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Koraput, Nuapada, Balangir, Boudh and Sonepur between Thursday till Sunday.