Bhubaneswar | Heavy rains to continue in Odisha

Because of this heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur at isolated places over the Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha during the next 48 hours and at a few places during the subsequent 24 hours over the region, it said.

A cautionary statement issued by the Ministry of Earth Sciences today said, “Areas where heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected to occur are west Madhya Pradesh, east and west Rajasthan, Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch region”.

A flood in the Baitarani and Subarnarekha river systems is expected and therefore the districts are asked to remain prepared for the eventuality, said water resource department secretary P K Jena. Thereafter, it would move slowly northwestwards and weaken gradually, the release said.

The Met Office warned that parts of Gujarat and the territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli are likely to receive “heavy to very heavy rainfall” between today and last Friday.

The low strain, shaped beneath the affect of cyclonic circulation over the northeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood, would focus right into a melancholy shortly, the Meteorological centre right here stated. Sea condition would be rough to very rough. It remained practically stationary and lay centred there at 0830 hrs IST of today.

“The weather system has already been giving good rainfall over the Gangetic West Bengal and coastal Odisha”.

Under the influence of the depression and axis of monsoon trough, the sea will become rough to very rough over north Bay of Bengal and fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea along and off the West Bengal and Odisha coasts till further instructions from the government. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off West Bengal and north Odisha coasts during the same period, the release added.