Bhubaneswar: Odisha is bracing for another wet spell as a fresh low-pressure area likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on Monday may lead to heavy rain in most parts of the state till Sept 27, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.
“Under the influence of two upper air cyclonic circulations, a low-pressure area is likely to form over west-central Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around Sept 23.Light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of south Odisha, north coastal Odisha and at a few places over the districts of north interior Odisha,” read the IMD bulletin.
Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at isolated places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Rayagada, Koraput, Angul, Dhenkanal and Deogarh districts on Monday.
In the wake of the yellow warning for heavy rain issued for most districts, the special relief commissioner (SRC) alerted all the collectors.
Flood situation in Balasore and Mayubhanj districts further improved on Sunday but the chances of more rain has become a cause of concern for people living in low-lying areas.
Boudh recorded the maximum rainfall of 64 mm in the last 24 hours followed by 15.2 mm in Bhubaneswar and 14.4 mm in Nuapada, till 5.30 pm on Sunday.
A spell of heavy rain that lashed Bhubaneswar in the afternoon caught many residents off-guard.
“We were getting ready to attend a social function at 1.45 pm. Suddenly dark clouds covered the sky and it rained heavily for about half an hour. Several roads were flooded and traffic jams were witnessed in many places,” said Sumitra Swain, a resident of Nayapalli.

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