Bhubaneswar, Dec 21: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued yellow warning for four districts of Odisha as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal intensifies.
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Ganjam, Gajapati, Kendrapada, and Jagatsinghpur districts, forecasting light to heavy rainfall.
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places in the districts of Coastal Odisha and at a few places over the districts of interior Odisha during the next 24 hours, the Bhubanesware Met Centre said.
Shallow to moderate fog very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Kandhamal , Kalahandi and Sundargarh, it added.
IMD Bhubaneswar Director Manorama Mohanty said, "Wind direction has changed to south-easterly, and the winds are carrying a lot of moisture as a result of which there was a forecast of rain. In interior Odisha, light to medium rainfall is expected. Heavy rain is expected in some places."
On Tuesday, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected in many parts of Coastal Odisha and isolated areas of Interior Odisha. Additionally, shallow to moderate fog may occur in one or two locations in Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Sundargarh districts.
According to the IMD release, fishermen have been advised to avoid venturing into the sea along the North Andhra Pradesh and adjoining South Odisha coasts, as well as the west-central Bay of Bengal, due to unfavourable conditions predicted for Saturday.
