Bhubaneswar: As many as 20 districts of Odisha out of the 30, have been put on alert for rain by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today.
The regional centre of the IMD here informed that light to moderate rain/thundershower likely to affect some parts of districts of Sundergarah, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsingpur, Dhenkanal, Cuttack (including Cuttack City), Khurda (including Bhubaneswar), Puri, Ganjam, Khandamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Balangir within next three hours.
People have been advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places.
The weatherman also has predicted that light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, Deogarh, Balangir, Sonepur, Angul, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sambalpur and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha between 8.30 AM of 26.02.2024 to 8.30 AM of 27.02.2024.
Likewise, one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, North Coastal Odisha, Khurda, Nayagarh, Puri are expected to witness light to moderate rain/thundershower from 8.30 AM of 27.02.2024 to 8.30 AM of 28.02.2024. Besides, dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
Likewise the weather department forecasted light to moderate rain/thundershower at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha from 8.30 AM of 28.02.2024 to 8.30 AM of 29.02.2024.
Ms Kalinga