Bhubaneswar, Oct 3: The India Meteorological Department on Friday informed that the deep depression over south Odisha weakened into a depression.

The weather system north-northwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph during past six hours and weakened into a depression.

According to the latest update from the regional weather centre, the depression over interior Odisha has weakened and is likely to move north-northwest across the region, gradually turning into a well-marked low-pressure area within the next 12 hours.

“As of 5:30 am today, the depression was centered near latitude 20.2°N and longitude 84.1°E, approximately 40 km south-southwest of Phulbani, 100 km east-northeast of Bhawanipatna, 140 km south of Sambalpur, and 190 km south of Jharsuguda”, read the IMD release.