Intense spells of rainfall, triggered under the influence of a depression over south coastal Odisha and neighbourhood, threw normal life out of gear in many parts of the State on Sunday.
Waterlogging was reported from different areas in capital city Bhubaneswar. Commuters were put into lot of hardships due to water inundating some of the roads.
Meanwhile, the Regional Office of the IMD here issued heavy rainfall warning for next five days.
The IMD issuing an Orange Warning said heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Balangir, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak and Jajpur on Monday.
Heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Baleswar, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Rayagada, Sonepur, Deogarh, Boudh, Malkangiri and Koraput, said the weather office issuing a Yellow Warning.
Earlier on Saturday, IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra had said Odisha is likely to witness more rainfall activities this month as a fresh cyclonic circulation is likely to brew over the Bay of Bengal around September 17 to 18.