The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued Red and Orange alerts on July 27, 2026, as a Deep Depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal made landfall between Balasore (Odisha) and Canning (West Bengal) in the afternoon. The system brought heavy to very heavy rainfall across Odisha, West Bengal, and adjoining states. NDRF teams were pre-deployed in coastal districts. Isolated heavy rainfall was also forecast for Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh. The Monsoon trough was active with Bikaner-Gwalior-Varanasi-Jamshedpur extending to the coastal system.
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IMD Issues Red Alert as Deep Depression Over Bay of Bengal Makes Landfall on Odisha-West Bengal Coast — July 27
Key Points
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued Red and Orange alerts on July 27, 2026, as a Deep Depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal made landfall between Balasore (Odisha) and Canning (West Bengal) in the afternoon
- The system brought heavy to very heavy rainfall across Odisha, West Bengal, and adjoining states
- NDRF teams were pre-deployed in coastal districts
- Isolated heavy rainfall was also forecast for Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh
- The Monsoon trough was active with Bikaner-Gwalior-Varanasi-Jamshedpur extending to the coastal system
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• IMD Deep Depression: landfall Balasore-Canning coast (Odisha-WB); July 27, 2026; Red + Orange alerts • NDRF pre-deployed; Monsoon trough active; heavy rainfall across Odisha, WB, adjoining states • IMD warning hierarchy: Watch → Alert → Warning → Watch (for cyclones) • IMD: India Meteorological Department; HQ New Delhi (Mausam Bhawan); DG: M. Mohapatra
