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Bay of Bengal Low Strengthens With IMD Alerts as Hyderabad Floods and Odisha Opens Dam Gates

The system is forecast to become a depression and cross the south Odisha–north Andhra coast on September 27, triggering flight diversions, school closures and precautionary reservoir releases.

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The State Disaster Management Department has urged citizens to remain alert and follow safety instructions issued by local authorities.
People wade through water after a heavy downpour at Chaar Minar, in Hyderabad’s Old City.
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Overview

  • IMD says the Bay of Bengal low has intensified into a well‑marked system, likely to become a depression within 24 hours and make landfall over south Odisha–north Andhra on Saturday morning.
  • Odisha issued high alerts with an orange warning for extremely heavy rain in Koraput and Malkangiri, opened 20 Hirakud sluice gates and flagged rising Mahanadi flows near Mundali at about 5.6–6 lakh cusecs; Malkangiri shut schools.
  • Hyderabad saw severe waterlogging and traffic paralysis as Cyberabad police urged work from home and three IndiGo flights were diverted to Vijayawada due to poor visibility.
  • Orange alerts are active across parts of Telangana, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, while Mumbai and the Konkan have yellow warnings as scattered heavy showers continue and rough seas are flagged for fishermen.
  • Maharashtra expects increased rainfall Sept 26–28 and a delayed monsoon withdrawal after Oct 5, with authorities citing 50 lakh hectares of crop damage and ₹2,215 crore already released from the disaster relief fund.