Several districts of Odisha received torrential rains on Tuesday, flooding villages, agricultural areas, roads, bridges and low-lying areas following heavy rains in rivers. rain Crushed the state, especially the southern region. In addition, the coastal parts of Bengal received moderate rainfall during the day, according to the news agency. PTI report good.
The Meteorological Center said that a well-marked low pressure area (Lopar) centered in a depression over West Bay of Bengal lies over western Odisha and about 30 km southeast of Sambalpur at 5.30 pm. On Wednesday, the system will once again weaken into Lopar over Chhattisgarh, saying that the Monsoon Trough is passing through West and Coastal Odisha PTI report good.
The Meteorological Department has also predicted heavy rains in several districts in the next four days, saying that the trough of the monsoon is passing through the center of pressure over Coastal Odisha.
weather At least eight weather stations recorded very heavy rainfall of 116-204 mm, while 44 places received 65-115 mm of rain from 24 to 8.30 pm, Nabarangpur’s Kosagumuda recorded 161 mm of rain, the office said. . After this 160.2 mm in Bhapur of Nayagarh.
Heavy rains lashed Gajapati, Rayagada, Cuttack, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Koraput districts. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 76 mm and 31 mm of rain, respectively, while several areas of Malkangiri district were severely affected as water levels in several rivers rose after incessant rains, submerging important highways and bridges and villages. Got into a flood situation. The report said that the situation is getting worse due to the river Godavari being in spate.
Meanwhile, parts of the neighboring state of West Bengal received light to moderate rains. Kanthi in Purba Medinipur district of Bengal received 41 mm of rain in 24 hours till 8.30 am on Tuesday, while the seaside town of Digha in the same district received 29 mm of rain during the same period.
According to the Met Office, a red alert of extremely heavy rainfall of more than 204 mm has been issued in Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul and Keonjhar districts till Wednesday morning, while an orange warning of very heavy rain has been issued in Jharsuguda. , Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Angul, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Bargarh districts on Wednesday.
(with inputs from PTI)
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