Environment

Odisha has received an average rainfall of 207.9 mm during June this year against the normal rainfall (Long Term Average) of 216.5 mm, registering a deficit of four per cent.

The southwest monsoon has finally hit some parts of Odisha, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.

Many parts of Odisha are likely to witness heavy rainfall during the next 24 hours as the deep depression formed over east-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Mora’.

Intense heatwave prevailed across Odisha on Monday with Titlagarh in western region of the state becoming the hottest place recording 47 degrees Celsius, highest in the state so far this summer.

Odisha is likely to experience rains triggered by the south-west monsoon in the first week of June, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Monday.

The south-west monsoon is likely to touch Odisha coast in the second week of June, said Indian Meteorological Department.

The Odisha government has ordered a probe into the alleged violation of environment laws by KIIT and KISS in Bhubaneswar.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMT) on Tuesday issued orange alert across Odisha predicting further intensification of heat wave conditions in the state.

The death toll due to sunstroke has mounted to four in Odisha, said an official on Friday. According to the Special Relief Commissioner’s office, while two persons were killed in Angul district, two others were reported from Sonepur and Dhenkanal.

Social activist from Odisha Prafulla Samanatra won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for the massive anti-Vedanta campaign that halted Vedanta’s mining operation at Niyamgiri hills in the state.