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IMD warns of heavy rain in Odisha from August 29
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for Odisha as a low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on August 29. The system will develop from…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for Odisha as a low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on August 29. The system will develop from a cyclonic circulation already active over the region. Several districts are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall.
For Saturday, an Orange Alert has been issued for Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Balasore, with a Yellow Alert for the remaining 27 districts. Rainfall will intensify on August 30, with Orange Alerts for six districts and Yellow Alerts for 24. Khaira in Balasore recorded 96 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. The IMD predicts rain and thundershowers for the next five days and has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea.
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Odisha's monsoon season routinely sees low-pressure systems from the Bay of Bengal, but the frequency of such alerts this August points to an active monsoon trough. The state's disaster management apparatus typically mobilises when Orange Alerts cover multiple districts, as the 2023 floods showed when Mahanadi river levels rose sharply after similar warnings. What matters now is whether the system intensifies into a depression, which would trigger evacuation protocols in low-lying areas of Balasore and Mayurbhanj. The IMD will track the system's movement and issue updated district-level warnings every six hours. The next bulletin on August 30 morning will clarify the storm's likely track.
Source: odishatv.in
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