Heat wave to prevail in Odisha for five more days, predicts IMD

Even though several parts of Odisha including Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar witnessed rainfall activities under the influence of nor'wester, the intense heat wave condition is very likely to prevail in the State for next five days,. India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) had also issued a thunderstorm warning for seven districts. The people of Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam and Gajapati districts have been asked to be extra alert for three hours in the morning today.

Most parts of Ganjam, Puri, and the capital city Bhubaneswar received rainfall on Tuesday morning, providing much-awaited relief from the blistering heat wave condition. 

However, there is no respite from the soaring temperature and heat wave conditions in western Odisha. The regional center of the India Meteorological Department predicted that the heat wave conditions will continue to prevail for five days more. The weather department said the day temperature will be four to six notches above than normal. 

For today, an orange warning has been issued to six districts- Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh and Bolangir. 

Similarly, yellow warning ihas been ssued to 14 districts-Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nayagarh, Khordha, Cuttack, Ganjam and Jajpur.

“Since moisture level in the near-surface level is high, there is humidity condition. Because of this, there are heat wave and discomfort weather conditions, especially in coastal areas,” informed the director of IMD’s regional center, H R Biswas.