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The depression that formed over Gangetic West Bengal on Monday has migrated west-northwest and is currently focused over Jharkhand and its surrounding territories, according to an IMD bulletin released Tuesday morning.
As of 5:30 a.m., the system was in latitude 24.0°N and longitude 86.7°E, around 40 kilometers northeast of Dhanbad, 140 kilometers east of Hazaribagh, and 200 kilometers east-southeast of Gaya. The system is moving at 23 kmph and is likely to continue west-northwestward across Jharkhand and southern Bihar, eventually heading to eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is possible that the degree of the depression will persist for the following 24 hours.
Although Odisha is not directly affected by the system, its outer bands and related monsoon activity are already having an influence on the state’s northern and coastal regions.
The IMD has issued red and orange advisories for several Odisha districts, including Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, and Kendujhar, indicating moderate to extremely heavy rainfall in isolated areas.
According to the IMD, the current system is also increasing monsoon circulation over eastern India, and scattered to widespread rain is expected in Odisha for the next two to three days.
The IMD has asked residents to keep informed and take precautions in susceptible locations, particularly those near rivers and mountainous terrain.
