Bhubaneswar: There is no respite from the intense heatwave prevailing across Odisha as the regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here has issued an orange alert for the heatwave in eight districts and a yellow alert in 15 districts on Monday.
The conditions are very likely to be unbearable with the humidity being 70 per cent and above in many places of the state. The heatwave conditions are likely to prevail till May 2, the IMD said.
The weather office has warned that the heatwave conditions that have been prevailing in the state since the last fortnight are likely to intensify on Monday and Tuesday and, subsequently, the mercury is likely to subside gradually. However, the day temperatures will remain above 40°C in several places.
A red alert has been issued in eight districts including Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Boudh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Cuttack and Khurda.
Similarly, an orange heatwave alert has been issued for 13 places including Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Balasore, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Koraput.
The IMD has advised people not to go outdoors between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm unless necessary. Pregnant women, heart patients, small children, and the elderly should be especially careful.
