Industry Odisha Bureau, Oct 29: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert for Sundargarh and Bargarh districts. Heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy showers are expected over the next 24 hours.
The warning comes as the remnants of Cyclone Arnab have weakened into a depression near southern Odisha and adjoining southern Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, a low pressure area over the South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a well marked system within the next 24 hours.
Further, an orange alert has been issued for 5 districts of Odisha. These being Keonjhar, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Mayurbhanj. Another yellow alert has also been issued for 15 districts. These include Ganjam, Gajapati, Balasore, Bhadrak, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur, Nuapada, Balangir, Jajpur, Puri Khordha, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara.
Winds are expected to reach 30-340 kmph, with gusts of up to 50 kmph, alongside rainfall.
Meanwhile, several parts of Odisha received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. Extremely heavy rainfall was recorded at 15 locations, very heavy rainfall at 21 locations and heavy rainfall at 71 locations.
Patrapur in Ganjam recorded the highest rainfall at 546 mm. This was followed by Sorada at 503.88 mm. G Udaygiri in Kandhamal received 462.4 mm, while Mahendragarh in Gajapati recorded 458.8 mm.
The intense rainfall has caused waterlogging and flooding in multiple parts across Ganjam and Gajapati districts.
