Bhubaneswar, Sep 3
Amid heavy rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system across Odisha, the state government on Wednesday ruled out any immediate flood threats in the state.
Speaking to the media, Chandra Sekhar Padhi, Engineer-in-Chief of the State Water Resources Department, clarified that despite the low-pressure-induced incessant rainfall, there is no flood threat in the state.
All the major rivers in the state are flowing below danger marks, he said.
The well-marked low-pressure area formed over the Northwest Bay of Bengal triggered heavy rainfall across the state.
The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday predicted that the system is likely to move west-northwestwards across north Odisha and adjoining Jharkhand, north Chhattisgarh during the next 24 hours.