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The seasonal cyclone and deep depression area active in the Bay of Bengal has now reached very close to the coastal areas, due to which the weather patterns in Eastern and Central India have become extremely severe. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued ‘Red Alert’ for several coastal and interior districts of Odisha on September 10. According to meteorologists, the impact of this weather system may cause extremely heavy rainfall of more than 200 mm in districts like Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur of Odisha. Along with this, there is a possibility of strong storm winds blowing at a speed of 45 to 50 kilometers per hour and high sea waves in the sea, in view of which fishermen have been given strict instructions not to enter the sea.
Along with Odisha, the direct and widespread impact of this monsoon system is also being seen in the neighboring states of Jharkhand and Bihar. ‘Orange alert’ has been implemented in many districts of Jharkhand including Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro and Chaibasa due to heavy to very heavy rains. Whereas in Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Jamui and Banka districts of Bihar, there has been a warning of gusty storm winds at a speed of 50 km per hour along with heavy rains. The Meteorological Department has specifically issued a warning regarding lightning strike. Farmers working in rural areas and open fields have been strictly advised to stay in permanent shelters and stay away from tall trees or electric poles during severe thunderstorms.
Due to this giant weather system moving in the north-west direction from the Bay of Bengal, the Meteorological Department has issued a warning in a total of 12 major states of the country:
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East India: Odisha (Red Alert), West Bengal (Gangetic Region), Jharkhand and Bihar.
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Central India: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha region.
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North India: Eastern Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra belt), Uttarakhand and some sensitive hilly parts of Himachal Pradesh.
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Coastal and Southern Peninsula: Northern coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
There is a possibility of storm winds blowing at a speed of 40 to 50 km per hour in all these states, causing waterlogging in low-lying areas and damage to old trees or raw constructions.
Due to incessant rains, the risk of sudden landslides and boulder falls on sensitive roads has increased in the hilly states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. At the same time, a sharp rise in the water level of rivers is being seen in the plains. Waterlogging may occur in the basins of rivers like Damodar, Subarnarekha and Baitarani. Urban bodies have been instructed to maintain sewerage jams and drainage systems in the cities.
In view of the forecast of inclement weather and storm, teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in sensitive districts. The concerned district administrations have activated control rooms. The weather department has advised common citizens and daily commuters to avoid non-essential travel during thunderstorms and heavy rains, drive slowly on water-logged roads and keep a constant eye on the official weather bulletins issued by the local administration.