Bhubaneswar: Major parts of Odisha reeled under blistering heatwave conditions as the mercury touched 43 degrees Celsius in western Odisha towns of Sonepur and Bolangir, the highest it has gone this year.
The day’s maximum temperature shot past 42 degrees Celsius in five places including the aforementioned two places.
As many as 11 places recorded maximum day temperatures of 40 degrees and above.
These places are Sonepur (43), Bolangir (43), Jharsuguda (42.6), Titilagarh (42.0), Baripada (42.0), Sambalpur (41.5), Sundargarh (41.5), Boudh (41.5), Angul (41.3), Bhawanipatna (41.0), and Hirakud (40.7).
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 37.2 and 36.2 degrees Celsius respectively.
The seaside town of Gopalpur remained the coolest place in the State with 30.4 degrees Celsius followed by Paradip at 31.8 and Puri at 32.5.
