Monsoon Update | Heavy rain forecast for Odisha

The meteorological department forecast heavy rain in some districts of Odisha over the next 48 hours due to the formation of a low-pressure area.

The weather office said the low-pressure area was formed on Monday and now lies over coastal Odisha and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal.

It is likely to move west northwest during the next 48 hours across interior Odisha, Chhattisgarh and northeast Madhya Pradesh, according to a bulletin of the weather office. Under its influence, widespread light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy showers is likely during the next 48 hours over some districts of Odisha, it said.

The met office has issued a yellow weather warning of heavy rainfall on Wednesday in Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Sonepur, Angul, Nuapada and Bolangir districts.