Low Pressure to trigger rainfall in Odisha from September 8

Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area is likely to form over Bay of Bengal in the next couple of days which may trigger rainfall in Odisha from September 8, the Regional Meteorological Centre here forecasted.

A cyclonic circulation is likely to form over eastcentral Bay of Bengal on September 7. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over westcentral Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 48 hours, it said.

The system is likely to cause rainfall in south Odisha from September 8 and across Odisha from September 9.

Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur on September 8, it added.