The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rain for two days beginning August 17, 2022.
As the southwest monsoon is active, there is a possibility of increased rainfall and heavy rainfall in some parts of interior and coastal Odisha on August 17 and 18.
The depression is currently active over Northwest Chhattisgarh and adjoining East Madhya Pradesh, about 20 kilometers southwest of Pendra Road in Chhattisgarh, 170 kilometers east of Mandla in Madhya Pradesh, and 220 kilometers east of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh (Madhya Pradesh).
During the next 12 hours, it will continue to move west-northwestward and weaken gradually.
A yellow warning has been issued to 22 districts of Odisha that is Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Angul , Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Khordha, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur and Cuttack.
Source:KTv