BHUBANESWAR: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for heavy rainfall across parts of Odisha over the next four days due to a low-pressure area developing over the north Bay of Bengal and adjacent coastal regions of Bangladesh and Gangetic West Bengal.

This marks the third low-pressure system in the region within a month. According to IMD’s Bhubaneswar regional center director, Manorama Mohanty, the weather system is expected to cause heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas including Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Bargarh, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri districts before 8:30 am on Saturday.

In addition, heavy rainfall is also anticipated in parts of Kandhamal, Cuttack, Sonepur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Koraput, and Nayagarh districts. Residents are advised to stay alert and prepared for potential flooding and other weather-related impacts.