Deep Depression crosses coast, to move across north Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Deep Depression over Bay of Bengal crossed West Bengal and adjoining north Odisha coasts this evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

“The system crossed West Bengal and adjoining north Odisha coasts between Balasore and Sagar Islands, close to Digha between 7 PM and 8 PM,” the IMD said.

“It would continue to move west-northwestwards across West Bengal, north Odisha and Jharkhand towards north Chhattisgarh during next 24 hours and weaken gradually,” the IMD said in its bulletin issued at 8 PM.

The IMD has also issued wind warning for several districts of Odisha in connection with the system.

The Regional Meteorological Centre here has issued rainfall warning for several districts of the state for tomorrow.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur and Bolangir, the Meteorological Centre forecasted.

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Angul, Boudh, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Dhenkanal and Nabarangpur, it added.