The intensity of rainfall has declined across Odisha with the depression moving in a west-northwesterly direction, while the administrations have started repairing damaged roads and bridges in the affected districts.
The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in Malkangiri, Koraput, Baragarh, Nuapada and Nabarangpur districts today, but there is no such warning for tomorrow and the day after.
"The depression over Odisha has moved west-northwest wards, and lay centered about 70 km east southeast of Titlagarh. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and weaken gradually into a well marked low pressure area during next 12 hours," the latest bulletin issued by the IMD said.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) B P Sethi said the state had recorded an average rainfall of 29.7 mm in the since yesterday with Malkangiri district receiving the highest average rainfall of 165.3 mm.
Five other districts - Nuapada, Kalahandi, Koraput, Balangir and Nawarangpur - have received an average rainfall between 50 mm and 100 mm, the SRC said.
With this, the cumulative average rainfall of the state from June 1 till August 16 comes to a surplus of 11.5 per cent over the long term average rainfall.
Nine districts have received surplus rainfall of more than 19 per cent whereas 19 other districts have received normal rainfall during the period from June 1 to August 16.
Average rainfall of the remaining two districts -- Sundargarh and Deogarh -- has remained deficit, the SRC said.
Sources in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department said that six districts -- Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Bolagit and Boud -- have been severly hit due to the rains in last three days.
At least two persons have been killed and another was reported missing in rain-related incidents across the state yesterday and more than 25,000 people have been severely affected due to the rain, waterlogging and flash flood in the six districts, official sources said.
The rainwater washed away roads, bridges and culverts in the six districts compounding the woes of the people.
Sethi said the administration has geared up repair and restoration works in the six affected districts as the intensity of rain declined since today morning.
The SRC said that all major rivers were flowing below the danger level and there was no fear for flood as of now.
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