Archive · 6 Aug 2026
IMD Forecasts Wet Spell in Odisha Amid Ongoing Floods
The weather office in India said more rain is coming to a state called Odisha.
This rain will start on August 5 and last until August 10.
Many villages in this state are already covered with floodwater.
People from those villages are staying in safe camps because the water has not gone away yet.
The roads near their homes are still underwater, so they cannot go back.
The weather office gave a special warning called an orange warning for some areas.
This warning tells people to get ready for very heavy rain.
The state government is working to fix broken river banks and send food and other supplies to people.
They are also sending food for cows and other animals.
A big dam called Hirakud is letting out some water slowly and carefully so it does not make the floods worse.
Everyone is watching the weather closely to see what happens next week.
The IMD forecast a wet spell across Odisha from August 5 to August 10.
Villagers in Jajpur, Bhadrak and Jagatsinghpur districts remain in relief camps as floodwaters have yet to recede.
An orange warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall was issued for Mayurbhanj on August 5, and for Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar on August 6.
Chief Secretary Anu Garg directed departments to repair breached river embankments and provide relief materials, including fodder for domestic animals.
Hirakud dam authorities closed nine sluice gates as inflow reduced, with water level at 618.71 feet and discharge through 13 gates.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg and government departments, and flood-affected villagers in Odisha.
- What
- A wet spell and heavy rainfall forecast for Odisha while several districts remain affected by floods, with restoration and rehabilitation underway.
- When
- Rain forecast from August 5 to August 10; article reports on the situation during this period.
- Where
- Odisha state, particularly Jajpur, Bhadrak and Jagatsinghpur districts, with orange warnings for Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar; Hirakud reservoir on the Mahanadi river.
- Why
- Floodwaters have not receded in several villages, and the IMD forecast another spell of rain, prompting warnings and calls for relief and repair work.
- Forecast period
- August 5 to August 10
- Orange warning districts
- Mayurbhanj (Aug 5); Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar (Aug 6)
- Flood-affected areas
- Jajpur, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur districts; Dasarathpur, Basudevpur, Kujang, Tirtol
- Hirakud water level
- 618.71 feet
- Hirakud inflow
- 90,731 cusecs
- Hirakud discharge
- 2,38,508 cusecs
- Sluice gates
- 9 closed; 13 open for discharge