Bhubaneswar: Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena on Tuesday issued an advisory pertaining to soaring temperature across the State, and IMD’s forecast about heatwave.
The SRC alerted Collectors of Angul, Balasore, Boudh, Bolangir, Jharsuguda, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Sambalpur and Sonepur to circulate the heatwave warning widely.
The IMD has issued a yellow warning on heatwave for these districts from March 16 to March 19. In this regard, the public has been advised to take precautionary measures and avoid moving outside during noontime. “Special care needs to be taken for infants, elderly and sick people,” it added.
