India, Aug. 21 -- Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued heavy to very heavy rainfall alert for several places in Odisha for six days starting today.

According to IMD, the upper air cyclonic circulation now lies over north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal at 5.8 km above mean sea level.

As per the prediction, heavy rainfall and thunderstorm with lightning activities will continue till August 26.

Day 1 (Aug 21-Aug 22) YELLOW WARNING

1) Heavy rainfall and Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Bargarh. ...