Bhubaneswar: There is no respite from the heat-wave condition in the State as the mercury breached 32°C in many places across Odisha by 8.30 am on Saturday.
According to the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhawanipatna recorded 35 degrees C by 8.30 AM becoming the hottest place in Odisha.
At 34.2 degrees C, Bolangir came second in the row. Rourkela, Cuttack, Baripada, Keonjhar Jharsuguda, Balasore recorded 33 degrees C each.
The maximum temperature at Chandbali was 33.8 degrees C.
Other places that recorded maximum temperatures of above 30°C on Saturday morning include Titilagarh (32.4), Bhubaneswar (32.2) Talcher (32.2), Bhadrak (31.4), Buapada (31.4) and Jagatsinghpur (31.4).
The IMD advised people, especially the aged, children and pregnant women, not to venture outside their homes between 11 am and 3 pm.
The weather agency has predicted rain under the influence of Kalabaisakhi in several parts of southern Odisha.
