Bhubaneswar:
The Southwest Monsoon has started withdrawing from certain parts of the interior districts of Odisha today, a senior India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
"It (monsoon) has been withdrawn from the districts of Jharsuguda, Baragarh and some portions of the districts of Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nawapara and Nawarangpur," Sarat Sahu, the director of IMD said.
The withdrawal line of Southwest Monsoon passes through Tadong, Jamshedpur, Titlagarh, Jagdalpur, Hanamkunda, Gulbarga, Vengurla, Latitude 160N/Long. 700 E and Latitude. 160N/Longitude. 600 E, he said.
Conditions are also favourable for further withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon from remaining parts of Odisha during the next 48 hours, Mr Sahu said.