Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) director Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Thursday informed that Odisha is about to receive a good amount of rains in the month of September.
According to IMD chief, a fresh low pressure is likely to form over the North Bay of Bengal (BoB) around September 6 which will help reduce the deficit caused by erratic precipitation in the State this monsoon.
As per the Met reports, barring five districts of the State all other districts have recorded deficient rainfall between 20 and 59 percent this monsoon.
The highest rainfall deficiency of 54 per cent was recorded in Jajpur district. The state has recorded 669.2 mm rainfall which is 29 per cent less than the average normal rainfall recorded so far.
