Depression intensifies into deep depression

Bhubaneswar: Bringing respite from the scorching heat, rains lashed many parts of coastal and interior Orissa on Sunday as the depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression.
The deep depression, which lay about 350 km south-east of Paradip, is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm and move in a near northerly direction and cross West Bengal and Bangladesh coast by Monday evening, Sarat Chandra Sahu, director regional meteorological department said.
The met office has also forecast of heavy rain and thunder showers at many places in the state within the next 24 hours.
Under the impact of the deep depression, Khurda, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Bhadrak districts experienced rains and thundershowers on Sunday which has brought down the temperatures considerably.
Meanwhile, danger no-3 has been sounded at Paradip, Gopalpur and other ports in the state. Fishermen have also been advised not to venture into sea along and off Orissa coast as squally wind speed reaching 55 to 65 kmph is likely to blow along and off Orissa coast, while sea condition would be rough to very rough