Bhubaneswar, Sept 6: Amid the forecast on likely formation of a low pressure over northwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued orange warning for some places in Odisha.
The IMD has issued an red warning for three Odisha districts – Malkangiri, Koraput, and Nabarangpur – as these places are likely to experience extreme rainfall (7 cm to 20 cm).
For Thursday, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.