Odisha reels under intense heat wave; Talcher hottest at 43.7

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Apr 21, 2015 at 7:45 PM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Apr 21:

Normal life was disrupted in Odisha as temperature went up further in almost all places of the state forcing people to stay indoors.

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While Talcher recorded the highest temperature of the day in the state at 43.5 degree Celsius, temperature remained at 40 degrees and above in 13 other places. They were: Baleswar (41.6), Chandbali (40.2), Bhubaneswar (40.7), Angul (42.7), Jharsuguda (42), Sambalpur (41.1), Sundargarh (40.5), Hirakud (41.8), Bhawanipatna (41.2), Bolangir (42) , Titilagarh (40,5), Malkangiri (40.6) and Sonepur (40.4).

Besides, temperature remained close to 40 degrees in Cuttack (39.4), Baripada (39.6), Keonjhar (39.2) and Phulbani (39,5).

A Met office release this evening said despite rain or thundershower at one or two places in coastal and interior Odisha for a week till April 28, there would be no change in weather during the period.