Deep depression to cross Paradip coast tonight

Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (UNI) A depression over North West Bay of Bengal has turned into a deep depression today and lay centered at 50 km East South east of Paradip, Met office sources here said.

The system is likely to intensify further and move in the West North Westerly direction and cross North Orissa Coast close to Paradip by tonight.

Under its impact, heavy to very heavy rainfalls at few places and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places will occur during the next 24 hours.

The Met office warned that squally weather with wind speed reaching over 60 km ph was likely to prevail along the off Orissa coast.

The authorities had already hoisted the cautionary signal number three at Gopalpur, Puri, Paradip and Chandbali and the fishermen had been advised not to venture into the sea as it would be very rough under the impact of depression.

Meanwhile, incessant rains lashed several parts of coastal and North Orissa for the second day today throwing normal life out of gear. Water in several rivers in the coastal and north Orissa had started rising close to the danger level with the threat of a flash floods.

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