After playing hide-and-seek for about a week, the south-west monsoon finally set in over some parts of the State on Friday.
The monsoon has covered Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and also some portions of the adjoining districts of Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati, an IMD bulletin informed.
IMD Regional Director Sarat Chandra Sahu said, “The conditions are favourable for further advance of the monsoon into remaining parts of the State during next 72 hours.”
“The Northern limit of Monsoon (NlM) passes through lat 15 N/ long 60 E, lat 15 N / long 70 E, Karwar, Gadag, Kurnool, Kalingapatnam, Cuttack, Jamshedpur and Forbesganj,” the IMD said.
Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places over northern and southern districts in next 24 hours, Dr Sahu added.
He said the downpour would continue for next five days.