Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department here on Tuesday informed that a Low-Pressure Area is likely to form over the Equatorial Indian Ocean & adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours.
In its recent bulletin, IMD said, the low pressure is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, informed Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu, Director of the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC).
In addition, strong winds from the west have created favourable conditions for a storm to brew in the Bay of Bengal.
However, IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has said that no forecast of a cyclone has been reported yet. He clarified that for the next seven days the formation will have no impact on Odisha.
