Odisha Weather: The low pressure area formed on Wednesday over the central area of the Bay of Bengal has now become active. It is likely to become denser and turn into a visible low pressure area. It is active in the northern Bay of Bengal as well as along the northern Odisha-West Bengal coast. The present low pressure is centered over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjacent northern Odisha-West Bengal coast. Its height above sea level is 7.6 km and it is moving in the south-west direction. It is likely to cross Odisha and Chhattisgarh in the next two days. Under its influence, there is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rain in Odisha during the next two days.
There will be heavy to very heavy rain in these districts
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During the next 24 hours (till Friday afternoon, September 15), heavy to very heavy rainfall (more than 20 cm) is expected in six districts, very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) in nine districts and extremely heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm) in six districts. cm) is likely.
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Heavy to very heavy rainfall (more than 20 cm) is likely in Balangir, Kalahandi, Sonpur, Bargarh, Nuapada and Sambalpur districts during this period. Therefore, red alert has been issued in these districts.
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According to the information released by the State Relief Commissioner’s Office, there is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rain (7 to 20 cm) in nine districts Navrangpur, Kandhamal, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Angul in the next two days. . That is why orange alert has been issued in these districts.
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Yellow warning has been issued in view of the possibility of heavy rainfall (7 to 12 cm) at one or two places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Koraput, Nayagarh, Jajpur and Rayagada districts.
Life affected due to heavy rain in Balangirt
Life has been affected due to maximum rainfall of 215 mm in Balangir district during the last 24 hours. Due to water logging in many areas, Odraf teams have started drainage and relief and rescue operations. Apart from this, 107 mm rainfall has been recorded in Bhadrak, 158 in Boudh, 105 in Cuttack, 184 in Jagatsinghpur, 123 in Jajpur, 193 in Kalahandi, 176 in Kandhamal, 145 mm in Kendrapara.
Bridges and roads in Malkangiri and Kandhamal filled with water
Due to heavy rains, MV-96 bridge in Malkangiri district and National Highway-326 in Kalimela have been submerged in water. Water flowing up to three feet has been reported over the bridge. Due to which there is a long queue of vehicles on both sides. Security personnel of MV-96 police station have been deployed there to keep an eye on the situation. Here, culverts have broken at some places in Kandhamal district, while at most places the roads are submerged in water. Due to which many villages have been cut off from the outside world. The bridge built between Nandikhanda Sahi and Dakapal on Salunki river has been submerged in water. Mobile network has been affected at many places due to power cuts and damage to towers. Holiday has been declared in schools and Anganwadi centers in Balangir district.
There is no possibility of flood in Odisha at present
Heavy to very heavy rains are continuing in many areas of the state. Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Odisha government has currently denied the possibility of floods in the state. Chief Engineer of Water Resources Department, Bhakta Ranjan Mohanty said that the state government is ready to deal with any situation. About 37 mm rainfall has occurred in the upper reaches of Mahanadi. Currently 2,00,000 cusecs of water is coming into Hirakud dam per second. He said that we have opened 10 gates of Mahanadi and the current water level of the dam remains at 628.77 feet. The water flow in Khairmal is 1,27,000 cusecs and that in Mundli is 92,000 cusecs. Which is likely to be 4.5 lakh cusecs and 5 lakh cusecs respectively in the coming days. He said that at present there is no possibility of flood in the state.