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Rain lashes several parts of State

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CAUGHT UNAWARES: Rain causes inconvenience to people in Bhubaneswar on Monday.

BHUBANESWAR: Widespread rain triggered by a depression lashed the State while the inclement weather marred the last day of Raja Festival celebration on Monday.

Although there were signs of depression veering away towards the Bangladesh, the incessant rain was witnessed in most parts of the State. However, there was no report of any casualty due to rain.

Earlier Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre forecast that “yesterday’s low pressure area over North West Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression and lay centred over North Bay of Bengal off Bangladesh coast about 300 kilometre east of Balasore.”

The system was likely to move in a north-westerly direction and cross Bangladesh coast.

It warned “heavy to very heavy rain at a few places and extremely heavy falls (more than 25 cm) at isolated places likely to occur over north Orissa during next 48 hours. Isolated heavy to very heavy falls likely to take place over southern districts.”

Local cautionary signal number three (LC-III) was kept hoisted at Chandbali, Puri, Paradip and Gopalpur Ports.

CUTTACK: The deep depression over Bay of Bengal that took the shape of a cyclonic storm on Sunday afternoon played a spoilsport to the annual three-day ‘Raja’ festival in the coastal district of the State. The incessant rain for the past 24 hours dampened the spirit of ‘Raja’ revellers who are forced to remain indoors for the last two days.

People in the undivided Cuttack district were waiting passionately for the Raja merriments.

“But the rain since Sankranti afternoon has taken the sheen out of the festivities,” said Mamalin Mohanty, a student.

“Although, rain is welcome after a long spell of sweltering hot summer days, we never expected it during the Raja celebrations,” said Mamata Behera, a college student. Most of her friends echoed the same feelings.

“This is the time when the Mother Earth takes rest for a better cropping season and hence rain don’t miss the Raja date,” said Sarbeswar Bhoi, a 60-year-old farmer who appears more than satisfied seeing the monsoon becoming active after the first cyclonic storm hitting the State.

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