Mercury soars above 40 Degrees C at seven places of Odisha; Baripada hottest with 41.6

Bhubaneswar: Mercury is on the rise at many places in Odisha and IMD has warned of a ‘heat wave’ in the State. Seven places in the State witnessed day temperatures above 40 Degrees Celsius today.

Baripada recorded the highest day temperature at 41.6 Degrees Celsius, followed by Jharsuguda (41.2), Sambalpur (40.8), Bhubaneswar (40.7), Boudh (40.5), Titilagarh (40.5) and Angul (40.1).

However, Cuttack and Sundargarh recorded a maximum temperature of 40 Degrees Celsius.

“Due to Northwesterly and Westerly dry air and high solar insolation, the Maximum temperature (Day Temperature) is very likely to rise further by 3 to 4°C over the districts of Interior Odisha during the next 4 days at many places over the districts of Odisha. Consequently, the maximum temperature is likely to be more than 40°C and likely to be above normal by 3 to 5°C at a few places over the districts of Odisha during the next 4 to 5 days,” a special bulletin of the IMD regional centre here mentioned.

“People are advised to take precautionary measures while going outside during day time between 1100 IST-1500 IST,” the bulletin read.

Meanwhile, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has issued an advisory in view of the Heat Wave.