Dikhyaa Mohanty 
All public and private schools in Keonjhar, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Subarnapur, and Nuapada have been closed on Wednesday as a severe depression over the Bay of Bengal continues to pummel numerous areas of Odisha with nonstop rain. The government of the Keonjhar district took action when the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted a lot of rain for the area.
Sources claim that the Keonjhar Collector has also ordered all Block Development Officers (BDOs) to be on the lookout for any potential problems brought on by the downpours. Similar to this, the Bolangir district government declared a vacation following the IMD’s red alert for the area’s severe rains.
All public and private schools as well as AWCs in the Balangir district will be closed today, Wednesday, August 2nd, due to heavy rains and a red alert issued by the SRC office for the district, the Bolangir collector tweeted.
Red Warning (Action Required): Isolated really heavy rains (>20 cm) are very likely to occur across the districts of Balasore, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Boudh. Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) in a few spots. Additionally, there is a chance of thunder and lightning.
Orange Warning: Thunderstorms and lightning are very likely to occur across the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Boudh, Sundergarh, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, Kalahandi, and Kandhamal, as well as heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) in a few locations.
