Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- Odisha is likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall for the next four days starting Thursday. The regions likely to experience heavy rainfall span across northern, southern coastal, and western districts of the state.

The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has issued weather alerts ahead of a fresh low-pressure area that is expected to develop over the Bay of Bengal on Friday. The formation of the weather system is likely to intensify rainfall across the state.

On Thursday, very heavy rainfall is expected mainly in southern Odisha. An orange alert was issued until 8:30 am for four specific districts, Koraput, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, and Nuapada. The rainfall measurements were likely to reach betwee...