New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued its latest weather advisories as the country braces for continued rainfall in several regions. While Kolkata's recent flooding has begun to subside, the IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall over parts of Odisha, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand, prompting an orange alert in these states.

A low-pressure area over coastal Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining north Odisha, as well as the northwest Bay of Bengal, is persisting, according to the IMD. The system is expected to linger for the next 24 hours before weakening.

A trough associated with this low-pressure area extends to Telangana across Odisha, and another upper-air trough reaches south Maharashtra, south...