Bhubaneswar: Odisha reeled under heatwave condition with at least six places recording 40°C or more by 2.30 PM on Tuesday.
According to the temperature data supplied by the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD’s) regional centre here, State Capital Bhubaneswar was the hottest place by registering 41.9°C by 2.30 PM followed by Chandbali 41.6°C, Jharsuguda 41.4°C, Balasore 40.5°C, Sambalpur 40.3°C, Keonjhar 40°C, Rourkela 39.9°C, Hirakud 39.5°C, Gopalpur 35.6°C, Puri 34.8°C and Paradip 34.2°C.
Meanwhile, the IMD has issued a yellow warning for heatwave in 20 districts of Odisha, saying that the weather conditions will remain unchanged and unbearable during the next four days. It has advised people, especially the aged, children and pregnant women, not to venture outside their homes between 11 am and 3 pm unless it is indispensable.
The IMD has forecast that the maximum temperature will increase by 4°C to 5°C during the next four days. It has issued heatwave alerts for Malkangiri, Koraput, Kandhamal, Kendrapada, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Malkangari, Angul, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Boudh, and Khurda on April 17.
