Heavy rain to lash these four districts, admin fully prepared to meet any eventuality
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | October 23, 2020 IST
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Bhubaneswar, Oct 23: All district Collectors have been alerted to remain alert as several parts of the state are likely to receive heavy rainfall during the next 48 hours, the Odisha government said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red warning for Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore districts, orange warning for Puri district, and yellow warning for Ganjam, Khurdha, Cuttack, Jajpur and Mayurbhanj districts for the next two days. Meanwhile, several places in the state started receiving rainfall from yesterday. The districts under red, yellow and orange warning have remained fully prepared to meet any eventuality arising out of flood, water-logging and possible landslides in hilly areas, said a senior official. The Met Department said heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore. Squally weather with wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph and gusting to 50 kmph is likely along the coast in all the four districts, it said.
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