Heavy rain to lash Odisha in next 24 hours: RMC

The Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar predicted heavy rainfall in several districts of Odisha in next 24 hours under the impact of the well-marked low pressure area over Bay of Bengal.

While issuing yellow warning (Be aware) for the districts of Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Khordha, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Puri, Koraput and Malkangiri, the meteorological centre today forecasted heavy rainfall in one or two places of these districts.

The heavy rainfall is expected to cause damage to horticulture and standing crops including paddy, the centre warned.