By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Special Relief Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Satyabrata Sahu on Saturday alerted all the district collectors and municipal corporations to take all precautionary measures for the heavy rainfall.
There is a possibility of flash floods and flood-like situations in the state due to the heavy rains, ACS Shri Sahu said and asked the Collectors and Municipal Corporation Administrations to take all precautionary measures.
The IMD said a cyclonic circulation lies over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and a cyclonic circulation is likely to be formed over the Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 16.
Under its impact, heavy precipitation is likely to occur from July 15 to 19 and may cause flash floods and water logging in certain areas. Another fresh cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 18, and as a result, wet spells of monsoon rainfall activity are likely to continue over Odisha with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall.
Due to the rain, water logging is reported in Nayapalli, Old Town, several areas of Cuttack City, Jharapada, and low-lying areas of Bhubaneswar. The Dadhinauti of Rameshwar temple on the premises of the Mausima Mandir in Old Town Bhubaneswar was damaged by lightning.
