Bhubaneswar, Feb. 23 -- Bhubaneswar: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued heavy rainfall alert for several parts of Odisha, especially coastal districts. As per the latest forecast, heavy rainfall is likely to occur in several parts of Puri, Cuttack, Khurda, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Jagatsinghpur districts on February 25.

Gauranga Charan Behera, duty officer at Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, informed that apart from heavy rainfall, thunderstorm and lightning warning has also been issued for these districts.

"Under the influence of a passage of a western disturbance and low level south-easterly/ easterly wind flow and strong moisture convergence, a wet spell with thunderstorm activity is likely to occur in s...