Bhubaneswar, Jan 15: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the temperature in Odisha will start dropping and the mercury will plunge by 3-4 degree Celsius in from today.

The gradual fall in minimum temperature will persist for almost three days.

State experienced rainfall activities triggered by the western disturbance in the past few days. The unseasonal rain adversely affected standing crops, hitting the farmers hard in different parts of the State.