RANCHI: Many parts of the state received light to moderate rainfall on Wednesday with a few stations even recording heavy downpour under the influence of cyclone Asani that turned into a deep depression, stationed 40km south of Machhlipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Panchet in Dhanbad recorded 129.2 mm rainfall during the past 24 hours while several other weather stations recorded light to moderate rainfall accompanied by gusty surface winds.
Scientist at IMD Ranchi, Abhishek Anand, said cyclone Asani has weakened and is likely to convert into depression by Thursday morning close to the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
