After hitting the coastal districts of Odisha, the southwest monsoon has further advanced into some northern and southern districts of the State, said Regional Office of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Wednesday.
“The southwest monsoon has further advanced into some of the districts of south and north Odisha on Wednesday. It has covered the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and also some portions of the adjoining districts of Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore,” an IMD release said. Conditions are likely to become favourable for further advancement of the monsoon into some more parts of Odisha after three to four days, it added.