Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre here has issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for 21 districts in Odisha Saturday.
The districts are Ganjam, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Deogarh, Angul, Jagatsinghpur, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh and Kendrapara.
The department has advised people in these districts to remain indoors or choose safer places if they are outside till 11:30 am Saturday.
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