India, Oct. 23 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of southern India over the next few days as a fresh low-pressure system is likely to develop over the Bay of Bengal and intensify into a depression around October 25.

In a statement, IMD said an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Islands is likely to trigger the formation of a low-pressure area around October 23.

The system is expected to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression around October 25 before strengthening further over the subsequent three days, it said..

Under its influence, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely...