(MENAFN- Live Mint) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall on Monday, September 9, in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and East Rajasthan.
It has also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Vidarbha, Haryana, West Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat Region, and Coastal Karnataka.
Also Read | Mumbai: Embrace rainy Ganesh Utsav this year as IMD predicts showers till Sep 14
“As of now, the deep depression lies over northwest adjourning west-central Bay of Bengal about 50 km southeast of Puri, and it is very likely to move northwestward and cross Odisha cost near Puri during the next 3 hours. It is very likely to move west-northwestward across Odisha and Chhattisgarh during the subsequent 24 hours... due to the system, the state is likely to experience widespread rainfall activity heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours,” said IMD Director Manorama Mohanty.
The weather forecasting agency has also predicted heavy rainfall in Odisha and East Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, September 10.
IMD has forecast low to moderate flash flood risk in parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh , Odisha on September 9 and 10.
Also Read | IMD warns of heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha amid red alert
Flash floods have been reported in Malkangiri and Koraput districts. While a huge area in Malkangiri has been inundated, rainwater was flowing above four feet at places at several places on NH-326, according to a report by PTI.
The IMD has issued a red alert for five districts-Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Cuttack, and Dhenkanal for Monday, September 9. The IMD has predicted scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall in Ganjam, Koraput, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Sambalpur, Angul, and Nayagarh districts.
Also Read | IMD predicts extremely heavy rainfall in Coastal Andhra on Sunday
A landslide near Valve House Chhak blocked a main road, interrupting communication between Chitrakonda block, Malkangiri, and Jeypore. According to PTI report, at least 25 villagers were displaced from Digapur panchayat in Koraput on Sunday, September 8, due to flash floods.
Districts such as Ganjam, Rayagada, and Gajapati districts have experienced waterlogging due to the depression-induced rainfall from Saturday, September 7.
Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja has asked the district collectors to stay vigilant and evacuate residents from vulnerable low-lying areas, PTI added.
MENAFN09092024007365015876ID1108651511
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.