IMD alert in Odisha: North Odisha will receive the maximum rainfall today while rain intensity will increase in western districts tomorrow,” Mohapatra said.
The meteorological department has forecast heavy rainfall in 20 districts for Thursday and very heavy rain in 17 districts for Friday as a new low-pressure area is developing, the third in the past overnight.
More than two lakh people in 10 districts were affected by the calamity on Tuesday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked officers concerned to ensure "zero casualty" in the flood.