Heavy showers for Nadia, Murshidabad in West Bengal; orange alert in Odisha districts
The weather agency has issued an orange alert in coastal and northern districts of Odisha under the influence of cyclone Jawad. Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts may receive heavy rains today. On the other hand, the districts of North 24 Parganas, Murishidabad and Nadia may also see heavy rain till Tuesday morning, the IMD said. Squally winds with speeds reaching 40 to 50 kilometres per hour gusting to 60 kmph is also likely along and off the West Bengal coast till Monday afternoon.