Thunderstorm, lightning warning in 17 Odisha districts

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for 17 districts.

The districts are Nuapada, Bargarh, Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur   Deogarh, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Malkangiri, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Angul and Dhenkanal.

The thunderstorm and lightning warning has been issued till 1 PM.

The people have been asked to stay in safe places during the period.