Orange Alert in 7 Districts, Widespread Showers Continue

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure system over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Odisha–West Bengal coast has triggered widespread rainfall across Odisha.

The Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre has issued a Yellow Warning for today, forecasting continued heavy showers over the next two days.

Seven districts — Sonepur, Nuapada, Balangir, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, and Sambalpur — are under an Orange Alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall.

Eighteen districts, including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, and Debagarh, are under a Yellow Alert.

Five districts remain outside the warning zone.

Tomorrow, twelve western Odisha districts are expected to experience moderate rainfall under a Yellow Alert.

Authorities have cautioned fishermen against venturing into the sea as rough conditions are likely to persist.