Heavy rain in Odisha is set to continue over the next 48 hours as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue red alerts for several districts. Authorities have placed all districts on high alert amid warnings of extremely heavy rainfall, possible flash floods, landslides in hilly regions and rough sea conditions along the coast.
The weather system, currently located over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining the Odisha-West Bengal coast, is expected to bring widespread rainfall across the state, with some districts likely to receive very heavy to extremely heavy showers.
