Low Pressure: Heavy rainfall likely in these Odisha districts today

Bhubaneswar: Under the influence of a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal, several districts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy rainfall today.

The Regional Meteorological Centre here has issued Orange and Yellow warnings for the districts.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Angul, Deogarh, Bargarh, Sundargarh and Jharsuguda, the Meteorological Centre forecasted and issued Orange Warning for these districts.

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj, the Meteorological Centre added and issued Yellow Warning for these districts.

The low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha-West Bengal coast is likely to move northwestwards towards north Odisha-West Bengal coast and become more marked during the next 12 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its morning bulletin today.