Bhubaneswar, Oct. 21 -- The Odisha Government is fully prepared to tackle any situation arising from the low-pressure-induced rainfall over the Bay of Bengal, said Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Tuesday.

The state government has issued alerts to all district collectors following forecasts of possible heavy rain triggered by low-pressure systems developing over the Bay. "Based on predictions from various weather models and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), we have taken all precautionary measures to deal with any potential crisis," the minister said.

Two Back-to-back low pressures Pujari informed that two back-to-back low-pressure systems are likely to form over the Bay of Bengal. While a US-based wea...