The Regional Office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that seven districts of the State would receive extremely heavy rainfall on Wednesday. The IMD said ‘Red warning’ has been issued for Sundargarh, Balangir, Kalahandi, Boudh, Subarnapur Nuapada and Jharsuguda districts. “The low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal and north Odisha coast now lies over southern parts of Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining north Odisha.
As a cyclonic circulation is active, the system is likely to become more marked in the next 48 hours,” the weather office said. Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm warning has also been issued for several parts of Nuapada, Balangir, Subarnapur, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, Kalahandi, Koraput and Rayagada districts for Thursday.