Tag: Heat Wave

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: Blistering heat wave condition continued in several parts of Odisha as 15 places recorded above 40 degree Celsius on Monday while the state government said it had received reports of deaths of 140 people due to sunstroke but only confirmed 14 of them. “We have received reports regarding death of 140 people due to […]

Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha on Wednesday continued to reel under the blistering heat wave as 17 places recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. The government confirmed the death of eight people due to sunstroke. The highest temperature of 46.3 degrees Celsius was recorded at Subarnapur, followed by Talcher at 45 degrees and Angul at 44.7. […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid a statewide hue and cry over the undeclared power cuts during peak summer, Odisha government has decided to stop repair and maintenance work of grid stations till arrival of monsoon. “There is no shortage of power in the state. We are self-sufficient so far power generation is concerned. While the state’s requirement of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha remained in the grip of intense summer heat today despite the slight drop in temperature which brought respite in some areas. Malkangiri turned out to be the hottest place in the state at 45.4 degree celsius, the met office here said adding the mercury breached the 44 degree celsius mark at four places, while […]

Bhubaneswar:  After a day’s respite, sweltering heat revived in Odisha on Monday with the mercury climbing to 43.5 degree Celsius at Angul, making it the hottest place in the state. However, in some of the coastal areas the temperature dropped marginally. In Bhubaneswar the maximum temperature fell to 38.4 degree celsius from 40.6 degree C […]

Bhubaneswar: The heatwave condition intensified in most parts of Odisha with Balangir becoming the hottest place recording a temperature of 44.5 degree Celsius. Balangir in western Odisha had recored 43 degree C yesterday. The mercury breached the 40-degree mark in at least 10 places in the state as Titlagarh and Sonepur recorded a maximum temperature […]

Bhubaneswar: Blistering heat persisted in most parts of Odisha today and Titlagarh was the hottest place with 43.3 degree celsius in the state where sunstroke has so far claimed one life. The mercury hovered above 40 degree Celsius in at least 10 places in the state as entire western Odisha and many parts of southern […]

Bhubaneswar: The mercury registered a marginal fall in temperature in Odisha though heat wave like conditions persisted in western part of the state on Monday. The mercury hovered above 40 degree Celsius in at least nine places in the region and Malkangiri turned out to be the hottest place in the state with 42.4 degree […]

Bhubaneswar: Sweltering heat wave condition prevailed in most parts of Odisha today with the mercury touching 42.9 degrees Celsius at Jharsuguda, making it the hottest place in the state. The mercury hovered above 40 degrees Celsius in at least eight places, mostly in western Odisha, while cloudy condition in the coastal areas of the state […]

Bhubaneswar: The mercury started rising across Odisha amid signs of revival of heat wave today after a brief respite for two days, as Angul remained the hottest place in the state with 42.7 degrees Celsius. The mercury hovered above 40 degrees Celsius in at least nine places on Tuesday, especially in western Odisha. The industrial […]

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions prevailed in most parts of Odisha today with the mercury soaring up to 44 degrees Celsius at Titlagarh, making it the hottest place in the state. The entire western region of Odisha sizzled under intense heat, the Meteorological office here said. At least 13 places in the state recorded temperature above 40 […]

Bhubaneswar: Western Odisha continued to sizzle in intense heatwave conditions today, while the coastal belt experienced some respite with drop in the mercury. Bhawanipatna in western region turned out to be the hottest place in the state recording a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius, while the mercury stood at 43.5 degrees Celsius in Titlagarh […]

Bhubaneswar: Intense heat wave swept western Odisha today and the coastal belt reeled under sultry weather conditions with humidity level crossing 90 per cent mark. At least eight places recorded their respective maximums above 40 degrees mark. Bolangir was the hottest place in the state at 43.2 degrees, the MeT office said. Bhawani Patna sizzled […]