A developing weather system in the Bay of Bengal is expected to cause heavy rains across Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Jharkhand, as warned by the IMD.
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New Delhi : The weather system forming in the Bay of Bengal will cause heavy rains in many states of India. The India Meteorological Department has informed that the depression is about 150 km south-southeast of Puri, 180 km east-southeast of Gopalpur, 190 km south of Paradip, 250 km south of Chandbali, 240 km east of Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and 350 km south-southwest of Digha in West Bengal.
The IMD said in a bulletin that after crossing the coasts between Puri and Digha, it is likely to move towards Jharkhand and adjoining northern Chhattisgarh in the next two days. There are chances that due to this, heavy rains may occur in Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Heavy rains may occur at many places in Odisha for the next 3 days. Heavy rains are expected in the southern parts of Bengal including West Medinipur, Jhargram, Bankura, Purulia, West Bardhaman, South 24 Parganas, Hooghly, Nadia, Murshidabad and Birbhum districts till September 12.
The Meteorological Department said that light to moderate rains are also expected in Kolkata and its surrounding Howrah and Hooghly districts. Many areas of Telangana will receive light to moderate rains. Heavy to very heavy rains may occur in the southern parts of Jharkhand on September 10-11.
