Odisha sustains agricultural injury as deep melancholy triggers heavy showers

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha sustained agricultural injury as heavy rainfall lashed some components of the State for the second consecutive day on Sunday below the affect of a deep melancholy which is remnant of put up monsoon season’s maiden tropical storm Jawad.

Khallikote in Ganjam district acquired very heavy rainfall – 158 mm and eight different locations recorded heavy rainfall within the final 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday. Nayagarh acquired 107.5 mm rainfall, Chatrapur 86.6 mm, Banapur 81 mm, Polosara 71.8 mm,  Kodala 71.4 mm, Ganjam and Erasama 68 mm every, and Rajnagar 65 mm throughout the interval.

Capital City and different components of coastal districts acquired rainfall on the day because the system moved nearer in direction of the Odisha coast.

The deep melancholy over north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards with a velocity of 18 km/hr in previous six hours and lay centered at 11.30 am on Sunday near Odisha coast about 70 km south-southeast of Puri and 150 km south-southwest of Paradip.

“Remnant of cyclone Jawad is likely to move north-northeastwards, weaken further into a depression in next three hours. Thereafter, the system is expected to move north-northeastwards along Odisha coast towards West Bengal coast and weaken into a well marked low pressure area around Sunday midnight,” stated Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) DG Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra.

IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two locations in Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts, and heavy rainfall at remoted locations in Ganjam, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Angul and Dhenkanal districts on Sunday.

The nationwide climate forecaster and Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) have indicated the system may not brush coastal Odisha and transfer in direction of the West Bengal coast. Private climate forecaster Skymet stated the system will additional weaken right into a melancholy by Sunday afternoon and attain close to Puri.

The climate system will proceed its journey in northeast route in direction of Gangetic West Bengal and south Bangladesh. It is prone to attain south Bangladesh and adjoining space as a nicely marked low stress by Monday morning. The impression of the system will scale back considerably over Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal within the subsequent 24 hours, added the non-public forecaster.

Meanwhile, flight companies have been suspended at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) between 1.30 pm and three.30 pm attributable to inclement climate situations.