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The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) regional centre in Bhubaneswar issued a yellow alert for heavy rain in 9 Odisha districts on Monday.
According to the IMD, scattered heavy rainfall (7mm – 11mm) will be followed by thunderstorms and lightning in Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deoghar, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Balasore districts.
On Tuesday, a yellow warning for heavy rain was issued for several districts, including Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Bargarh, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Angul, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Balasore, and Mayurbhanj, along with thunderstorms and lightning.
The weather office predicts that heavy rain will persist until Independence Day.
Meanwhile, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has issued a flood warning for ten districts due to rising water levels in the Mahanadi River. The districts that could be affected are Sambalpur, Sonepur, Nayagarh, Angul, Boudh, Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, and Kendrapara.
Source:OCN
