<span style="color: #222222;">The well-marked low pressure area now lies over north interior Odisha and adjoining Jharkhand with associated cyclonic circulation.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In addition, a fresh low pressure area is likely to develop over the north west Bay of Bengal and it's neighbourhood around the 23rd of this month. As a result,&nbsp;Southwest monsoon has been vigorous over Odisha for quite some time now.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports,<b>&nbsp;</b>Due to the impact of repeated cyclonic formations over the Bay of Bengal many parts of Odisha have been well drenched with extremely heavy rainfall over the districts of North and South interior areas.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">While Salepur in Cuttack district has recorded a high of 30 cm rainfall, many other areas have received rainfall ranging between 7 to 30 cms.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The MET department has issued red warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places over Koraput, Nawrangpur, Malkangiri and Sundargarh districts during the next 24 hours.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In addition, orange and yellow warnings indicating advisory preparedness, have also been issued for clusters comprising&nbsp;7 to 8 districts each.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Fishermen have been warned against venturing into the sea along the North coastal Odisha during the next 24 hours.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | August 20, 2020 8:42 PM
Odisha: MET dept issues red warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall over four districts in next 24 hrs