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The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Saturday, issued a short-term weather alert for five coastal districts of Odisha: Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Khordha, and Cuttack, warning of impending Kalbaisakhi (Nor'wester) conditions within the next two hours.

The alert also stated that the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are also expected to experience thunderstorm activity with lightning and gusty winds.

The Kalbaisakhi warning comes as Odisha continues to experience sharply divided weather conditions.

While the western parts of the state, such as Sambalpur, Bolangir, and Nuapada, are reeling under intense heat ...