Tag: Heatwave

RK Jenamani, Senior Scientist IMD said, “Yesterday several parts of India the maximum temperature had reached 45 degree Celsius.

As per the decision, the government has announced temporary closure of schools till April 30, 2022.

Issuing ‘Yellow Warning’ to the above mentioned districts, the IMD bulletin also states that maximum temperature is likely to be above normal by 3 to 5 degree Celsius at many places over districts of interior Odisha and likely to be above normal by 2 to 3 degree Celsius at a few places of coastal Odisha during next four to five days.  

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said the maximum temperature is likely to rise by 2 degrees at a few places over the districts of interior Odisha due to North-westerly/westerly dry air at lower levels and high solar insolation.

In a notification, the Department of Higher Education said all the classroom teaching for UG and PG in all higher education institutions will remain suspended from April 27, 2022.

The decision has been taken in view of the severe heatwave conditions that have been prevailing in the State for the past couple of days.

At a high-level meeting held today, the chief secretary reviewed the power situation in the backdrop of rise in the electricity demand in the State.

Parents of school students in Odisha have stepped up their demands seeking preponement of the summer vacations for educational institutions, especially for schools in view of the intense summer heat situation.  

Bhubaneswar: With rising temperature and intense heat wave conditions across Odisha, the State government today extended school holidays till June 25. The state government has decided to close down the schools till June 25 due to heat wave conditions in the state, said CM Naveen Patnaik. Earlier, the State government had extended the vacations till […]

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha are reeling under intense heat wave conditions despite the early arrival of Monsoon on May 8. While temperature in Bhubaneswar was the highest at 42.3 degrees, 6 other places–Angul, Bolangir, Baripada, Cuttack , Bhawanipatna and Chandbali reported more than 40 degrees. The rising mercury has almost made it impossible for people […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under severe heat wave conditions with as many as 12 places in the state recording maximum temperatures above 40 degrees celsius on Tuesday. As per the regional Met department, Jharsuguda was the hottest place in Odisha with a maximum temperature of 44.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Hirakud with 44.1 deg […]

  Bhubaneswar: A considerable drop in temperature was recorded in Odisha on Sunday after Nor’wester (locally known as Kalabaisakhi) rain lashed several parts of the state yesterday. According to MeT office, there will be hail shower along with rain at some places of the Northern and Southern parts of the state. Gusty winds reaching up […]

Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke toll rose to 11 in Odisha today even as rains brought respite from extreme heat today under the influence of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal and a nor’wester. The death toll due to sunstroke, which stood at ten, climbed to 11 so far this summer with one more casualty reported from […]

Bhubaneswar: Blistering heat persisted across Odisha on Friday with the mercury breaching the 40 degree celsius mark in at least 11 places in the state. Balangir was the hottest place in the state recording 44.7 degree celsius, while maximum temperature at Titlagarh was recorded at 44.2 degree celsius, the met office said. The maximum temperature […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continue to sizzle under intense heat with Titlagarh in western region of the state becoming the hottest place recording 47 degrees Celsius today, highest in the state so far this summer. The entire state virtually turned into a boiling cauldron as the mercury breached the 43 degrees mark in at least nine places […]