Heavy to ‘unusually heavy’ rainfall have been predicted in certain places of Chhattisgarh during the next 48 hours. The warning has been issued by the lalpur-based Meteorological Centre in Raipur.
The Meteorological Centre has also warned of ‘unusually heavy rains in one of two places in the State during the next 48 hours. As a result, the Revenue and Calamity Management Department has sent the Meteorological report to all district collectors while asking them to stay alert and make advance arrangements for calamity management.
According to Director, Meteorological Centre, certain places in the State are likely to experience heavy rainfall and one or two other places may have unusually heavy rain fall from Monday (July 21) to July 22 till 8 am and from July 22 to July 23 till 8 am.
The Meteorological Centre has also informed that pressure created over North-East Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal was located at 50 km east from Baripada of Odisha around 3 pm on July 21. On the basis of the report, the Meteorological Centre has warned of heavy rains at several places of Chhattisgarh.