Odisha to receive heavy rainfall soon

Jan 03, 2020

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Jan 03 (ANI): Southeasterly winds from the Bay of Bengal and southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea will converge over Central India which will effectively form a lower level cyclonic circulation in the coming days. As per the advisory given by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Odisha will receive heavy rainfall on January 3rd and January 4th. Farmers in the state have been advised to protect their crops from heavy rainfall. While speaking to ANI, the Meteorologist of IMD Bhubaneswar Manishankar Das said, “This is not unusual because Odisha generally receives rainfall during winters.” The cyclonic circulation will produce scattered to fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms over east-central India and eastern India.