Bastar on alert as heavy rains continue to lash

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Heavy to very heavy rains will continue to lash Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Monday and Tuesday, a weather department official said on Sunday.

H.P. Chandra of the India Meteorological Department said a low pressure area over south interior Odisha now lies over coastal areas of   south   Odisha-north   Andhra   Pradesh.

“This has generated trough and will result in heavy rainfall with isolated very heavy rainfall in south Chhattisgarh,” he said.

Regarding Raipur, Chandra said the sky will remain cloudy with maximum temperature near about 32 degrees Celsius. Rains with thunderstorm were expected on Monday, he said.

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