The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides across several states, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal. A deep depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a low-pressure area, significantly impacting Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

According to the IMD, coastal and southern parts of Odisha experienced torrential rain on Tuesday. Due to the deteriorating weather conditions, the Odisha government has canceled employee leaves and ordered the closure of educational institutions until September 24 in districts like Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, and Khurda. Telangana has also issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in several districts on September 23 and 24.

The weather system is expected to cross the North Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur as a deep depression by the night of September 23, with winds potentially reaching 70 kmph. This system has already caused heavy rainfall in southern and coastal Odisha since Monday, leading to reports of fallen trees and blocked roads.

IMD's latest bulletin indicates that from September 25 to 28, many parts of North India, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir, are likely to experience thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy to very heavy rainfall. A red alert has been issued for Chhattisgarh on September 23 and 24 due to the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall.

The Odisha government has made extensive preparations to tackle floods and landslides. Chief Secretary Anu Garg has directed district administrations to identify vulnerable areas and prepare cyclone and flood shelters. In Gajapati district, 140 landslide-prone locations have been identified. The state has deployed 33 ODRAF teams, with 24 sent to sensitive districts and nine kept in reserve in Chhatrapur, Ganjam. Vehicle movement has been restricted on certain roads, including the Kalinga Ghat connecting Ganjam and Kandhamal, and ferry services in Chilika Lake have been suspended until September 25.