26 Oct 2019 / India
Under the influence of a well-marked low-pressure area, Odisha received very heavy rains and thunderstorms. Downpour since Wednesday morning has left multiple low-lying areas inundated. The state capital was swept with intense rains during the daytime as well recording 100 mm rainfall on Wednesday.
The heaviest downpour was seen in Nellore and Prakasam districts, with Indukurpet in Nellore receiving the heaviest rainfall of 103.75 mm.
Forecasts indicate that the rain triggered by a ‘well-marked low pressure’ is expected to gradually move northeastward over the Bay of Bengal, continuing to lash Odisha and neighboring region for the next 24 hours.
The MeT department has issued a red alert for parts of the state for tomorrow and orange and yellow alert for the next two days.
PORT UPDATES
VIZAG / GANGAVARAM: No effect on port operations. However, productivity of sensitive cargoes (such as Fertilizer) affected due to intermittent stoppages on account of bad weather.
DHAMRA: Port operations, Truck movements affected due to continuous rainfall. Rake movements and vessel movements remain normal.
Presently no discharging vessels at Berth.
PARADIP: Experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall since 23rd Oct due to which cargo operations have been affected, especially vessels loading Iron ore. Few working vessels are idling since 23rd due to continuous rains.
Other Iron ore vessels loading manually by ships gears affected wherein performance is Nil / very low. Productivity on working Coal vessels also considerably reduced due to severe rainfall.
No effect on vessel movements.
KAKINADA: All operations remain normal at Deep Water port and Anchorage port
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