The weather has changed in Chhattisgarh. During the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain has been observed at many places in Chhattisgarh. Heavy rain has also occurred at some places. The highest rainfall of 10 cm has been recorded in Belargaon of Dhamtari district. The Meteorological Department says that the weather will remain worse in Chhattisgarh for the next three days. IMD has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain in many districts of Chhattisgarh during the next 24 hours.
The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains at some places in Gariaband, Bastar, Kondagaon and Sukma districts during the next 24 hours. At the same time, a yellow alert has also been issued for heavy rains at some places in Korba, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Dantewada, Kanker, Bijapur and Narayanpur. Light to moderate rains can be seen in different parts of other districts of the state as well.
At the same time, a forecast of light to moderate rain has been issued in different parts of Surguja, Jashpur, Korea, Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Surajpur, Garela-Pandra-Marwahi, Bilaspur, Raigarh, Saranggarh-Bilaigarh, Sakti and Mungeli, Balrampur, Janjgir, Raipur and Balodabazar districts. However, no alert has been issued regarding this. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather will remain bad on September 9 as well.
The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains at one or two different places in Bastar, Kondagaon, Dantewada, Bijapur, Narayanpur and Sukma districts of Chhattisgarh on September 9. At the same time, a yellow alert has been issued for heavy rains at one or two places in Jashpur, Balrampur, Raigarh, Saranggarh-Bilaigarh, Sakti, Korba, Janjgir, Raipur, Balodabazar, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Kabirdham and Kanker districts.
The Meteorological Department says that the low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal has now turned into a depression. It is located 410 km away from South Digha (West Bengal). It is expected to turn into a deep depression as it moves towards the North Odisha and West Bengal coasts during the next 24 hours. It is expected to move towards northern Odisha, Jharkhand and the northern part of the adjacent Chhattisgarh during the next two days. Due to this, heavy rains can be seen in the plains.