INCESSANT RAIN BATTERS LIFE

THE LOW-PRESSURE AREA OVER THE BAY OF BENGAL OFF ODISHA COASTS BECAME WELL-MARKED WEDNESDAY MORNING. UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, THE STATE IS SET TO ENCOUNTER ANOTHER PROLONGED SPELL OF RAINFALL FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS

- PNN & AGENCIES

Normal life in Odisha was thrown out of gear Wednesday, as the low pressure-induced incessant rainfall inundated several areas in the southern districts of Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur, while over 100 villages in the north continued to remain marooned due to flood, officials said.

The entire state, including the flood-hit Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts, received heavy rain, and its intensity increased after the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal off Odisha coasts became well-marked in the morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The IMD forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in Koraput and Malkangiri districts till 8.30am Thursday.

The weather office also predicted heavy rainfall in 28 other districts.

Under the influence of the well-marked low pressure, the state is set to encounter another prolonged spell of rainfall for the next three days, officials said. According to Revenue and Disaster Management department sources, Jeypore received the highest 19cm of rainfall, followed by Kotpad (16cm), Borigumma (16cm), Nandahandi and Nandapur (13cm each), Lamataput and Koraput (12cm each) and Similiguda (11cm).