Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:22am on 22 Sep 2026,Tuesday Weather & Environment
A depression over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression within 12 hours, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. The system was located about 200 km southeast of Gopalpur and is expected to move west-northwestwards. IMD forecasts it to cross the north Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur from Wednesday night to early Thursday. Heavy rain and winds of 55-65 kmph are expected in parts of Odisha. Schools and Anganwadi centres have been closed in several districts, including Khurda, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur and Gajapati, as a precaution. (PC: HT)
