Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre at Bhubaneswar has issued a rainfall and lightning alert to 13 districts of Odisha.
The MeT department has issued an alert for the next 3 hours to the following districts namely:
Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamala, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabrangapur, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Bolangir, Kalhandi, Malkangiri, Kendrapada and Boudh.
People are advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect from lightning strike.