New Delhi, July 27 -- The well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Odisha-West Bengal coasts has intensified into a deep depression and is likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of northern, central and eastern India over the coming days, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

In its latest bulletin, the IMD said the weather system, along with an active monsoon trough, is expected to create favourable conditions for heavy rainfall across several states.

The system is forecast to trigger widespread showers across the Indo-Gangetic plains and central India.

For Tuesday, July 28, the IMD has issued an orange alert for Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,...