Ten places in Odisha received extremely heavy rainfall on October 2 due to a deep depression. File photo.
| Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout
Four places in Odisha recorded extremely heavy rainfall of above 20 cm during the last 24 hours under the impact of the deep depression, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday (October 3, 2025).
The highest rainfall of 352 mm was recorded at Thuamul Rampur in Kalahandi district, followed by R. Udaygiri and Gumma in Gajapati district, receiving 291 mm and 211 mm of rain respectively, while Junagarh in Kalahandi recorded 210 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am on Friday (October 3, 2025), it said.
Ten places in the State have also recorded very heavy rainfall of 12 cm to 20 cm, and 42 places reported heavy rainfall of 7 cm to 11 cm during the period, the IMD said.
The IMD has forecast rainfall activities for the entire state and earmarked Sundargarh district under ‘Orange’ alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph on Friday (October 3).
The IMD in its latest bulletin said that the deep depression over Odisha moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph and weakened into a depression. “It is very likely to move north-northwestwards across interior Odisha and weaken gradually into a well-marked low pressure during the next 12 hours from 8.30 am of Friday (October 3),” it said.
One killed in wall collapse
“One person died and two others went missing in landslides at six places in Gajapati due to incessant rain for the past two days. The deceased was buried under the rubble on Thursday after a landslide took place in an area under the R Udaygiri Police Station limits,” SP Jatindra Kumar Panda told PTI over the phone.
Seventy-year-old Kartika Shabara and his son Rajib Shabara went missing as a landslide struck in an area near Pekat under the Rayagarh block in the district, the SP said.
“Rescue operations are being carried out. The roads connecting Rayagarh with Nuagarh and R Udaygiri have been cut off,” he said.
Twenty-four tourists were rescued from the Mahendragiri Hills as they were stranded due to a landslide, he said.
Gajapati worst affected
Gajapati district has been the worst affected, other southern Odisha districts like Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri have also witnessed washing away of roads, rainwater flowing over bridges, falling of trees, house collapses and other such activities affecting normal life.
“More than two dozen villages have been cut off from the rest of the state due to road blockade by landslide, tree falling and bridges damaged in the districts of Gajapati and Ganjam,” a senior Revenue Department official said, adding that the intensity of rains has decreased from 9 am of Friday (October 3).
Odisha’s Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena has been monitoring the situation in Gajapati district as directed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
The landslip and rainwater flowing on the railway track has affected train service in southern Odisha.
Published – October 03, 2025 01:08 pm IST
