Bhubaneswar: Southwest monsoon has been active in Odisha. Light to moderate rainfall has occurred at many places over the districts of Odisha with heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Cuttack, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Jharsuguda of North Odisha.
AUGUST 28: Light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Odisha. Orange warning (Be prepared): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Malkangiri, Koraput.
AUGUST 29: Light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely to occur at many places over
the districts of Odisha. Orange warning(Be prepared) Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda.
Yellow Warning (Be updated) Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada ,Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Sambalpur.
Impact and action suggested for Orange warning:
- Temporarily water logging likely in low lying areas and underpass road.
- Poor visibility during intense spell of rain and traffic congestion in urban areas.
- Some damages to kutchha Road and possibility of wall collapsed of vulnerable kutchha houses. 4. Some damages to vegetables and horticultural crops likely.
5.. Avoid staying in vulnerable kutchha houses. Advisory on traffic congestion may be followed before leaving for your destination. - Arrangement for drainage of excess water from nursery bed, preparations for sowing of paddy
crops, seed collections may be done.
