Tag: Heat Wave

Bhubaneswar: While the people of coastal Odisha had a slight respite from the gruelling heat wave, there is no end to the miseries of the people in the west and central region of the state as mercury continues to stay in the forties. A Met release this evening said Titlagarh was the hottest place in […]

With the intense heat wave sweeping across Odisha throwing normal life out of gear, the authorities of the Nandankanan Zoo on the outskirts of the Odisha capital have taken all possible measures to save the wild animals from the blistering heat

Bhubaneswar: With most parts of Odisha reeling under an intense heat wave, the number of deaths due to heat stroke rose to 24 on Tuesday with reports of the death of seven more persons, sources in the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said. Notably, SRC Pradipta Kumar Mahapatra had told the media on […]

By Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty Cuttack: With the whole of Odisha reeling under an intense heat wave, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has put in place measures to provide all possible care to the deer residing at the deer park at Tulsipur area here. The CMC has started taking extra care of the herbivorous animals providing […]

Concerned over the unprecedented heat wave in Odisha, the state government on Monday announced the closure of all schools in the state till April 20

Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped the residents of the Odisha capital on Monday as the mercury shot up to 45.8 degree Celsius by 2.30 PM, an all-time high in the month of April. The previous highest temperature recorded in the capital city was 45 degrees way back on April 23, 1985. Reports said the temperature rose sharply […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will continue to swelter as heat wave conditions are likely to continue at least for the next five to six days without any significant drop in temperatures. During this time, the mercury is likely to stay above 40 degrees centigrade. As there are no clouds over Odisha, there are very slim chances of […]

Bhubaneswar: No respite is expected from the grueling heat for the time being with the Meteorological department predicingd that heat wave conditions are likely to prevail for some days with a gradual increase in temperatures. A heat wave alert has already been issued for coastal parts of Odisha. Meanwhile, the mercury stayed above 40 degrees […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha came under intense heat wave on Wednesday with the capital city of Bhubaneswar emerging the hottest place in the state with 43.2 degree Celsius, the highest this season and the highest in April in the last six years.

Bhubaneswar: An intense heat wave prevailed across the state while the temperature in western Odisha crossed 40 degrees Celsius making life unbearable due to the sweltering heat.

Bhubaneswar: After a week-long respite, mercury has gone up sharply again in most parts of Odisha. Worse still, the forecast of the local Met office says that the condition will prevail in the state, especially in the central and western Odisha, for the next five days. According to a local Met office release here this […]

Bhubaneswar: With the temperature going up alarmingly in Odisha in the last two days and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting that the scorching summer would prevail till June end this year, the state government on Tuesday took a slew of measures to tackle the heat wave conditions. Briefing newsmen after a high level meeting […]

With the temperature going up alarmingly in most places in Odisha on Sunday with the capital city recording the highest 41.7 degree Celsius, the local Met office has warned that the condition would continue in the state for a week

Temperatures have gone up alarmingly in most parts of Odisha with the capital city of Bhubaneswar recording the highest temperature of 40.9 degree Celsius today. The Met office has warned that there would be further rise in the temperature in the next five days

Bhubaneswar: With the mercury rising with an accelerating rate these days, the State has already lost 17 lives due to heat wave like condition. Scientists blame global warming for this extreme situation. To address this issue, a panel discussion was organised on ‘Global warming, its remedies and necessity of afforestation’ here by ‘Prerna’, a social […]