**Bhubaneswar:** With temperature constantly on rise, Odisha should prepare for a scorcher summer. On Wednesday, the mercury soared to nearly 43 degrees in Bolangir, Meteorological Department (Met) warning that temperatures this summer could rise even more in different parts of the State.
While Titlagarh recorded an abnormally high temperature of 42.5 degrees, places like Talcher, Sundergarh, Hirakud and Angul recorded about 41 degrees.
Denizens of the Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have also started feeling the heat waves after the temperature was recorded at 35 and 35.2 degrees respectively.