12 Places In Odisha Record 43 Degree Celsius Or More; Heatwave To Persist Till May 2

Bhubaneswar: With severe heatwave conditions gripping Odisha, maximum temperature shot up to 43 degree Celsius in at least 12 places in the state on Sunday.

According to evening bulletin of regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar, Angul was the hottest place in the state recording maximum (day) temperature of 44.3 degree Celsius.

At least 27 places in the state witnessed the temperature shooting up to 40 degree Celsius or more during the day.

Angul was closely followed by Boudh with 44.1 degree Celsius, while Baripada recorded 44 degree Celsius and Nayagarh as well as Cuttack 43.7 degree Celsius. The mercury touched 43.6 degree Celsius at Dhenkanal and 43.5 degree at Talcher, Titilagarh and Malkangiri.

Capital city Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum temperature of 43.2 degree Celsius, down from 44.6 degree recorded on Saturday.

Severe heatwave prevailed in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Cuttack, and Dhenkanal during the day. Similarly, heatwave prevailed in Khurda, Ganjam, Bhadrak, Balasore, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Malkangiri, and Boudh districts on Sunday.

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