Amaravati: The IMD on Saturday said a depression near north Andhra Pradesh is likely to move westwards and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area within 24 hours.

The India Meteorological Department noted that the depression moved westwards at a speed of 15 kmph and lay centred over the south interior of Odisha during the six hours up to 8.30 am on Saturday.

“It is very likely to continue to move nearly westwards across south Odisha and Chhattisgarh and weaken gradually into a well-marked low-pressure area during the next 24 hours,” the IMD said in a statement.

By 8.30 am, the depression was located 50 km east-northeast of Gunpur, 130 km south of Phulbani in Odisha, and 230 km east of Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh.

The IMD said the trough now extends from the depression over south in

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