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More rainfall in store for Odisha

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar
More rainfall is in store Odisha, which is already being pounded by downpour since yesterday with the south-west monsoon being active in the state.

The meteorological office here said today that heavy rainfall is likely to lash one or two places in south Odisha during the next 24 hours, while moderate rain and thundershower would occur in many places.

It rained in most places, heavily in one or two places, with the south-west monsoon has been active in Odisha.

The chief amounts of rainfall had been recorded in districts like Puri, Cuttack, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Angul, Gajapti, Khurda, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Ganjam and Boudh, it said.
 

Kakatpur in Puri district received around 11 cm of rainfall since yesterday, while Banki and Athagarh area in Cuttack district and Jaleswar and Gobindpur areas in Balasore district recorded about 9 cm rainfall each during the period.

The state capital of Bhubaneswar recorded 7 cm rainfall since yesterday, it added.

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First Published: Sep 02 2017 | 3:42 PM IST

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