Light to moderate rain predicted across multiple districts in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Dec 21: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted light to moderate rainfall in various regions, including Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, and Koraput, until 8:30 AM on December 22.

Additionally, dense fog is expected to develop in certain areas within the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Koraput.

On the same day, light rain may also occur in isolated locations in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri. Dense fog conditions are likely to persist in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Koraput.

Meanwhile, a depression over the west-central Bay of Bengal, situated off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, has been moving east-northeast at a speed of 12 km/h over the past six hours. Currently, it is approximately 430 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 480 km east-northeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), and 590 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha).

The system is expected to continue its slow east-northeast movement while maintaining its intensity as a depression for the next 12 hours, after which it will gradually weaken over the sea.