Schools and colleges in three northern Odisha districts will remain closed on Monday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for extremely heavy rain of 20cm, as more than five lakh people are still grappling with flood due to incessant rains.
Schools in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, and Baleshwar Closed Due to Heavy Rainfall Forecasts
Educational institutions in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, and Baleshwar districts will be closed on Monday due to predictions of heavy to very heavy rainfall. This closure affects both government and private schools and colleges, as announced by the Baleshwar district administration.
Earlier reporting noted: Fresh low-pressure area in Bay of Bengal, IMD issues red warning of heavy rainfall in Odisha Bhubaneswar, The India Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a ‘red warning’ for extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Odisha as a fresh low-pressure area has formed in the Bay of Bengal. A yellow alert has been issued for Bilaspur, Kangra and Mandi. The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall across Odisha from August 16 to 18, with rain expected to intensify on Monday before easing on Tuesday. Earlier reporting noted: Under its influence, squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 gusting to 60 kmph is very likely to prevail over northwest and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal and along and off West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh, Odisha and North coastal Andhra Pradesh from August 16 to August 18. Earlier reporting noted: With light to moderate rain was witnessed at many places on Friday, the MeT department predicted that on August 15, rainfall activity is likely to continue, although its intensity may decrease.
The weather system is linked to a fresh low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas, which is expected to move northwestwards and become more marked over the next 24 hours. It also forecast squally weather, with winds of 40-60kmph, over parts of the Bay of Bengal and along the Odisha coast through August 18.
