Rain may spoil Durga Puja festivities in the State as a cyclonic circulation formed over northeast Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger rainfall till October 11. The local Meteorological Centre has predicted under the influence of the cyclonic circulation, rain and thundershower are likely to occur at most places in the State in the next 24 hours, adding that heavy rainfall might occur at one or two places over north Odisha during the period.
The forecast remains the same from Saturday to Sunday.
It is further forecasted that heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places over interior Odisha and north-coastal Odisha between October 9 and 10. The intensity of rainfall would start declining from October 11, it is predicted. The cyclonic circulation is unlikely to turn into a low pressure...,said Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre Director Sarat Sahu.