Bhubaneswar, May 28 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Odisha is likely to receive a good wet spell in the next 4-5 days due to a low-pressure area formed over north-west Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast.

"A low pressure area has formed over north-west Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast... Odisha is likely to receive a good wet spell in the next 4-5 days, "IMD Bhubaneswar Director Manorama Mohanty told ANI.

She said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in the districts of Sambalpur, Puri, Cuttack, Rayagada and Koraput in the State.

Meanwhile, IMD said that Southwest monsoon rainfall over India is expected to be 106 per cent of the Long Period Average. This projection is more than the 105 per cent ...