Monsoon bids farewell to Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon withdrew from several parts of Odisha today, the Regional Meteorological Centre said.

"The Southwest Monsoon has withdrawn from Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Subarnapur, Bolangir and Nuapada districts and some parts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur and Koraput districts of interior Odisha today," it said.

Conditions are becoming favorable for further withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from rest parts of Odisha during next 48 hours and also from the entire country around 28th October, it added.

The withdrawal line of the Southwest Monsoon now passes through Lat. 27°N/Long.90°E, Cooch Behar, Sriniketan, Ghatshila, Keonjhargarh, Nowrangpur, Elluru, Nalgonda, Nanded, Nasik, Dahanu, Lat.20°N/Long.65'E and Lat.20°N/Long.60°E.