The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Office here on Saturday issued a Red Warning for heavy rainfall in different parts of the State for the next two days.

As per the IMD, a low pressure area has formed over the north Bay of Bengal on Saturday. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards, become well marked during the next 12 hours and concentrate into a depression during the subsequent 24 hours.

The IMD said already some parts of coastal Odisha are experiencing rainfall activities and it would intensify in the interior parts of the State on Sunday..  Heavy rainfall is also likely in central districts.

“Usually, the low pressure and depression formed during monsoon trigger rainfall activities. The fresh system may trigger flood-like situations in low-lying areas and landslides or mudslides in hilly areas. The officials need to remain alert as there is possibility of urban flooding under the influence of the system,” said IMD DG Mohapatra.

The weather office said scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls very likely to occur in the districts of Puri, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Dhenkanal, Jajpur and Bhadrak on Sunday.

 Heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls is very likely to occur in the districts of Khordha, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Baleswar, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Bargarh, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Rayagada.

On Monday, scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls is very likely to occur in the districts of Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Subarnapur, Boudh, Bargarh, Angul, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Deogarh.

Besides,  heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri.