IMD issues red alert in Odisha, West Bengal, Chhatisgarh and parts of Maharashtra for extremely heavy rainfall today.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert over Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and parts of Maharashtra for extremely heavy rainfall today. The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall to continue over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand till the 28th of this month.
These conditions will also prevail over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Konkan and Goa till the end of this month.
Over the Southern part of the country, heavy to very heavy rainfall conditions will be present over Kerala, Mahe and Coastal and South Interior Karnataka during the next 5 days. Over Delhi-NCR, very light to light rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is expected today