Low stress space over north Bay of Bengal to trigger heavy rainfall in Odisha from July 28

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: A low stress space has fashioned over the north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood on Tuesday and the system is predicted to boost rainfall exercise in Odisha.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated the system is more likely to turn into a nicely marked low stress space over north Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh in 24 hours and can transfer westwards throughout West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar through the subsequent three to 4 days.

“Under the influence of the system, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity is likely to occur in Odisha between July 28 and 30, and heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places in some northern districts of the state in the next three days,” stated Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre Director HR Biswas.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted at one or two locations in Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts, and heavy rainfall is more likely to happen at remoted locations in Khurda, Puri, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Dhenkanal, Angul and Sambalpur districts on Wednesday.

Similarly, heavy to very heavy rainfall is more likely to happen at one or two locations in seven districts, and heavy rainfall is predicted at remoted locations in as many districts on Thursday.

The regional Met workplace has cautioned that the rainfall exercise would possibly trigger short-term waterlogging in low-lying areas of the districts more likely to witness heavy rainfall.

Fishermen have additionally been suggested to not enterprise from the Odisha coast into deep sea areas together with north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood between Wednesday and Friday.

Odisha has obtained 402.1 mm rainfall between June 1 and July 27 which is a 21 per cent deficit in comparison with the state’s common rainfall throughout the identical interval.

The regular rainfall Odisha receives between June 1 and July 27 is 511.6 mm. However, the present rainfall exercise is predicted to scale back the deficiency within the state, stated Biswas.

Meanwhile, the workplace of the Special Relief Commissioner has directed the Collectors of the districts the place heavy rainfall is predicted within the subsequent three days to intently monitor the state of affairs and stay ready to deal with conditions like water logging, landslides and localized floods.