Several areas in Odisha receive rainfall, Dana weakens into low pressure area

Several parts of Odisha received airy to mean rainfall connected Saturday arsenic cyclone Dana gradually weakened into a well-marked debased unit wrong the state, according to IMD.

The IMD successful its past bulletin said: "The slump (remnant of terrible cyclonic tempest DANA) implicit northbound Odisha moved somewhat westwards during the past 6 hours and weakened into a well-marked low-pressure country implicit the aforesaid region. It is apt to weaken further and go insignificant during the adjacent 12 hours." Under its power galore places witnessed rainfall and inclement upwind which affected restoration enactment successful the cyclone-affected areas successful Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Balasore districts, an authoritative said.

According to IMD sources, Oupada successful Balasore territory received the highest rainfall of 240 mm followed by 215 mm astatine Dhamnagar successful Bhadrak district, 209 mm astatine Khaira successful Balasore district, 187 astatine Bont successful Bhadrak district.

"At slightest 16 places received rainfall supra 100 mm successful past 12 hours including much than 200 mm rainfall successful 4 places," an authoritative said.

The administrations of 5 districts - Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Kendrapara and Keonjhar announced that schools volition stay closed connected Saturday.

As astir schools person go structure homes and lodging evacuees, the District Collectors announced schoolhouse holiday. Anganwadi centres volition besides stay closed successful the districts astir affected by the cyclone, an authoritative said.

Meanwhile, the IMD has forecast airy to mean rainfall precise apt to hap astatine galore places successful the districts of North Odisha and astatine a fewer places successful South Odisha.

The authorities authorities has cancelled holidays of its employees connected Saturday and Sunday for cyclone restoration work, an bid issued by the peculiar alleviation commissioner's bureau said.