Widespread rain but little damage due to cyclone Gulab in Odisha
The HinduOdisha suffered little damage as the cyclonic storm, Gulab, crossed the State causing widespread rain in southern districts on Monday. Two blocks of Koraput and Malkangiri have recorded above 100 mm rainfall,” said Pradeep Kumar Jena, Special Relief Commissioner. “The deep depression over south Odisha and adjoining south Chhattisgarh moved westwards with a speed of 14 kmph during the last past six hours, lay centred over south Odisha and adjoining south Chhattisgarh about 65 km south of Jagdalpur and 150 km east-northeast of Bhadrachalam,” said the latest bulletin of the IMD. “It is likely to move nearly westwards and weaken into a depression during the next six hours and into a well-marked low pressure area during the subsequent 24 hours.” Though major damage to the public infrastructure including power distribution lines was not noticed, all Collectors of the affected districts were asked to submit their damage assessment report immediately, said the SRC.