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BHUBANESWAR: With the low pressure area forming over the Gangetic West Bengal and neighbourhood, at least eight districts of Odisha are set to receive intense rainfall over the next 24 hours, the IMD said on Sunday. Very heavy rains (115.6 mm to 204.4 mm), thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speeds reaching 30 kmph to 40 kmph may prevail in Keonjhar, Angul, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh and Nuapada districts on Monday, said the national weather forecaster. While light to moderate rainfall or thundershower activity is likely to occur at most places in Odisha, eight districts including Dhenkanal, Cuttack and Nayagarh are expected to receive heavy rainfall (64.5 mm to 115.5 mm) during the period.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange alerts for several southern Odisha districts as Cyclone Montha intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal on Monday. Briefing the media, Bhubaneswar IMD Director Dr Manorama Mohanty said the cyclone currently lies about 510 km south-southwest of Gopalpur. "It is very likely to move north-northwestward and cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around Kakinada, during the evening or night of October 28 as a severe cyclonic storm," she ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area forming over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal is expected to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of Odisha through July 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. An upper air cyclonic circulation currently persists over southwest Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and tilting southwestward with height, the IMD said. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to develop over the region within the next 48 hours. The sy ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Two women were killed and an eight-year-old girl was injured after a wall of an under-construction poultry farm collapsed due to heavy rain in Nuapada district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday in Lakhana area. The deceased were identified as Balmati Sabar (35) and Rupe Sabar (61), a senior officer said. Injured minor Ridhi Sabar is undergoing treatment. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a heavy rainfall warning for 16 of 30 districts of Odisha for Monday. In a weather bulletin, IMD Bhubaneswar Centre said a low-pressure area had formed ov ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation that has formed over southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a low-pressure area over the next few days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The upper air cyclonic circulation persists at around 5.8 km above mean sea level and is being closely monitored by the met department in Bhubaneswar, said director Manorama Mohanty. The northern limit of the southwest monsoon continues to pass through Bhawanipatna and Puri, indicating that full monsoon onset over Odisha remains pending, the IMD bulletin said.Th ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 7 (PTI) Two women were killed and an eight-year-old girl was injured after a wall of an under-construction poultry farm collapsed due to heavy rain in Odisha's Nuapada district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday in the Lakhana area after the wall collapsed, and the deceased were identified as Balmati Sabar (35) and Rupe Sabar (61), a senior officer said. Injured minor Ridhi Sabar is undergoing treatment, he said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for 16 of 30 districts of Odisha for Monday. In a weather bulle ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday directed collectors of 17 districts to remain vigilant and prepared to handle any emergencies arising from heavy rainfall triggered by a fresh low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal, cautioning that the downpour could cause flash floods in urban and other low-lying areas of their districts. CM Majhi issued directions during a high-level review meeting held in Jharsuguda via video conference with collectors likely to be affected by rainfall caused by the low-pressure system over the northern and central ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Widespread heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours has disrupted normal life in several parts of the state, with Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, and Sundargarh districts reporting significant damage and evacuations. "There is no immediate threat from any major river in the state. Torrential rain caused waterlogging in some low-lying areas. Damage assessment reports from affected districts are being compiled, and compensation will be provided soon," said revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari. All district collectors have been asked to stay alert, monitor vu ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday put the collectors of 18 districts on high alert after the IMD forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in the State when a possible depression crosses its southern coast on September 27, officials said. The instructions to the districts were issued through a video conference by Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Deoranjan Kumar Singh. All the collectors of the southern and coastal region participated in the conference. The State government's move came in the wake of the IMD's forecast that a low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely form over north Bay of Bengal next week, which may trigger widespread rainfall at most places in the state for three to four days from July 23, IMD said on Friday. "The possible system is expected to intensify into a depression and cause widespread rainfall in the state," said Sanjeev Dwivedi, a scientist at the regional IMD centre here. Dwivedi said monsoon rainfall is now occurring at several places due to the supporting wind pattern, and it would increase by July 23 under the influence of the possible system. Former director of the regional I ...Read More >
Jaipur: The Gurjar community in Rajasthan blocked the Delhi-Mumbai railway track for almost two hours after the Mahapanchayat of the community called by the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti at Pilupura in Bharatpur on Sunday. Although the Mahapanchayat ended with accepting the proposed draft sent by the state government on the demands of the community, but soon after this, the situation changed, and a mob led by some youth reached the nearby Delhi-Mumbai railway track, stopped a passenger train and removed the fishplates of the track. The youth leading the mob were not ready to accept the pr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal is likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall, along with thunderstorm and lightning, across several districts of Odisha from June 28 to July 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. An upper air cyclonic circulation persists over southwest Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, the low pressure area is expected to form over the same region during the next 48 hours. The system ...Read More >
Gurgaon: A 32-year-old man was arrested on Sunday evening after he approached cops and told them he had killed his wife in a fit of rage because she slapped him while they were quarreling at their home in Rajendra Park.Police said the incident occurred around 5.30pm. Ketan Pathak, who works at the under-construction Noida International Airport site in Jewar, told cops that his wife Jyoti (27) was beating up their 5-year-old daughter, when he intervened.An argument erupted and escalated quickly. Jyoti, who was agitated, allegedly slapped Ketan. The 32-year-old said he lost his temper, and punch ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Rainfall in Odisha likely to continue under the influence of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal. A low-pressure area has been formed over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts. According to reports, the low pressure is likely to move west-northwestwards through south Odisha, north Andhra Pradesh and south Chhattisgarh. A yellow warning has been issued for 30 districts on Saturday under the influence of a low-pressure area, while heavy rainfall is likely in four districts - Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Ma ...Read More >