Bhubaneswar, Sep 1 (PTI) : As August recorded 18 per cent deficit rainfall in Odisha, at least four districts appear to be heading towards a drought-like situation, even though the IMD on Friday forecast light to moderate rainfall in Odisha within a couple of days.
The IMD said that the rainfall activity in Odisha is likely to increase with the likely formation of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal around September 3 and it may intensify into a low-pressure area during the subsequent 48 hours.
However, experts in the agriculture department fear that the situation in the districts of Nawarangpur, Kendrapara, Kalahandi and Ganjam may not improve much as they recorded minus 42 per cent, minus 38 per cent, minus 37 per cent and minus 35 per cent deficit rainfall respectively.