Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday that a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours.
Under its impact, very heavy rainfall will lash several parts of the state during the next two days.
“The southwest monsoon has become weak in the state during the past 15 days. A low pressure area is developing over north Bay of Bengal, which will bring heavy rainfall in many places across the state from Sunday,” said Bhubaneswar Met Centre director HR Biswas.
For this the department issued yellow warnings for Sundargarh, Malkangiri, Ganjam and Jagatsinghpur districts.
According to the IMD, he chief amount of rainfall recorded in cms are: Balisankara (Sundargarh)10, Rajgangpur (Sundargarh)9, Mandira Dam (Sundargarh 8, Champua (Keonjhargarh 7, Malkangiri ( Malkangiri) 7, Alipingal ( Jagatsinghpur)7, Jajpur ( Jajpur 7, Patnagarh ( Bolangir) 6, Phiringia ( Kandhamal) 6, Danagadi ( Jajpur)6, Pipili ( Puri)5, Daitari ( Keonjhargarh)5, Korei ( Jajpur)5, Swam-patna ( Keonjhargarh)5, Nandapur ( Koraput)5, Ghatagaon ( Keonjhargarh)5, Tirtol ( Jagatsinghpur)5, Lathikata ( Sundargarh)5, Karanjia ( Mayurbhanj)5, Mathili ( Malkangiri)5, Tihidi ( Bhadrak)5, Chandikhol ( Jajpur)5, Saintala ( Bolangir)4, Remuna ( Balasore)4, Jagatsinghpur ( Jagatsinghpur)4, Tarva ( Sonepur)4, Sukinda ( Jajpur)4, Karlamunda ( Kalahandi)4, Bolangir ( Bolangir)4, Banki ( Cuttack)3, Jagannath Prasad ( Ganjam) 3, Dhamnagar ( Bhadrak) 3, Tiring ( Mayurbhanj) 3, Balimundali ( Mayurbhanj) 3, Rairangpur ( Mayurbhanj)3, Jenapur ( Jajpur) 3, Anandpur ( Keonjhargarh) 3, Tikabali ( Kandhamal) 3, Rajkanika ( Kendrapara) 3, Thakurmunda ( Mayurbhanj) 3, Chandbali ( Bhadrak) 3, Bargaon ( Sundargarh) 3, Betanati ( Mayurbhanj) 3, Kantamal ( Boudhgarh) 3, Derabis (Kendrapara) 3, Junagarh ( Kalahandi) 3, Nh5 Gobindpur ( Balasore) 3, Lamataput ( Koraput) 3, Barkote ( Deogarh) 3, Hemgiri ( Sundargarh) 3, Panposh ( Sundargarh) 3, Udala ( Mayurbhanj) 3, Tangi ( Khurda) 3, Telkoi ( Keonjhargarh) 3, Sharpada ( Keonjhargarh) 3, Kotagarh ( Kandhamal) 3, Raghunathpur ( Jagatsinghpur) 3, Paikmal ( Bargarh) 3 and Akhuapada ( Bhadrak) 3.
PNN