The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded the alarm, predicting heavy rainfall and issuing an alert for the southern districts of West Bengal and north-coastal Odisha. The weather department forecasts rains from November 15 to November 17 in east India and northeast India, with a likelihood of snowfall and light rains in northern Jammu and Kashmir region.

"A low-pressure area has formed over the west-central Bay of Bengal. This system will intensify and move northwards, bringing potential rain from November 15th to 17th in east and northeast India," stated Soma Sen, a senior scientist with Indian Meteorological Department, in a conversation with news gathering agency ANI.