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Heatwave Continues To Singe Odisha, Bhubaneswar Hottest At 43.6° Celsius
The Morning Standard
|April 19, 2024
EVEN as Odisha reeled under excruciating conditions, the India Meteorological department (IMD) on Thursday warned of a severe heatwave in six districts of the state on Friday.
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It also cautioned people to take safety measures to ward off any threat to health and life.
The weather agency said heatwave to severe heatwave condition may prevail in Khurda, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj, Angul and Boudh districts on Friday when maximum temperature is likely to hover around 44 degree C in the city.
Severe heatwave is declared when a place records temperature which is 6.4 degree Celsius above normal. "There is a possibility that some places in six districts may record severe heatwave condition on Friday," said Umasankar Das, scientist at Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre.
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