Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal around August 4. Under its impact, very heavy rainfall will lash several parts of the state during the next four days.
“The southwest monsoon has become weak in the state during past 15 days. A low pressure area is developing over north Bay of Bengal, which will bring heavy rainfall in many places across the state from Sunday,” said Bhubaneswar Met Centre director HR Biswas.
So far, the state has received 17 per cent deficit rainfall than normal rain in this monsoon season. As many as 13 districts have recorded deficit rainfall of 20 to 59 per cent. The districts are—Puri (52 per cent deficit), Khurda (48%), Kendrapara (45%), Jajpur (45%), Cuttack (42%), Balasore (40%), Sonepur (37%), Jagatsinghpur (33%), Bhadrak (28%), Mayurbhanj (24%), Nayagarh (23%), Keonjhar (22%) and Bolangir (20%).
Out of 61 days in the past two months, there were 23 rainy days in June and 25 in July. The state witnessed 48 rainy days. Puri district saw only 35 rainy days while it was 43 in Khurda district, 41 days in Jagatsinghpur, 31 in Kendrapara, 45 in Bhadrak and 46 in Sonepur.
Some coastal districts have recorded deficit rainfall and this low pressure will bring rain in those areas, experts said, adding, the rainfall activity may also continue further. The monsoon will be there in the state till October 10.