Tag: Heatwave

While the people of coastal Odisha had a temporary relief from the intense heat wave, mercury rose alarmingly in almost all parts of west and central districts of the state today with Sonepur and Sundergarh recording 46 degree Celsius each, the highest temperature recorded in the state this summer

Normal life came to a standstill in the Odisha capital on Sunday as mercury soared to 44.1 degree Celsius, the highest temperature the city has recorded in the month of April since 2010

Scorching hot days are expected to last at least for a week more with temperatures touching or crossing 40 degrees Celsius at most places in Odisha, said the Regional Meteorological Centre director Sarat Chandra Sahu on Saturday

The capital city of Odisha on Monday recorded 42.2 degree Celsius, the highest ever temperature in the month of March since 1952

Bhubaneswar: The heat wave continued in Odisha on Wednesday as 12 places recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, officials said.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister’s grievance cell will remain closed from April 30 in view of the heat wave condition across state, an official statement said. The statement issued by the CMO said that apart from the chief minister’s grievance cell, the district grievance cells will also remain closed from April 30. However, people can lodge […]

Bhubaneswar:  Blistering heat persisted in Odisha today with Titlagarh regaining its position as the hottest place in the state at 43 degree Celsius. However, cloudy weather conditions acted as a coolant bringing the temperature down marginally in some of the coastal areas. In Bhubaneswar the maximum temperature fell to 37.7 degree celsius from 38.4 degree […]

Bhubaneswar: Blistering heat intensified in most parts of Odisha on Friday with Balangir becoming the hottest place in the state at 44.5 degree Celsius. Entire western Odisha and some other areas virtually turned into a boiling cauldron as the mercury breached the 40 degree Celsius mark in at least 13 places, the met office said. […]

Bhubaneswar: Searing heat intensified in most parts of Odisha today with Titlagarh remaining the hottest place in the state at 44 degree Celsius. The whole of western Odisha and some other areas sizzled in the grueling heat as the mercury breached the 40 degree celsius mark in at least 15 places, the Met office said. […]

Bhubaneswar: Searing heat revived in most parts of Odisha today after a brief respite for two days with Titlagarh becoming the hottest place in the state at 44 degree celsius. The whole of western Odisha and some other areas sizzled in the gruelling heat as the mercury breached the 40 degree celsius mark in at […]

Bhubaneswar:  Drop in temperature in many areas coupled with a nor’wester for the second day on Tuesday brought further respite from the searing heatwave in Odisha. The temperature at Balangir, which remained the hottest town in the state, fell to 42 degree celsius degree celsius during the day from 42.5 degree celsius recorded yesterday, the […]

Bhubaneswar: Marginal drop in temperature in several areas coupled with a nor’wester brought some respite today from the gruelling heatwave condition in Odisha. The temperature at Balangir, which remained the hottest town in the state, fell to 42.5 degree Celsius during the day from 44.3 degree Celsius recorded yesterday, the Met office said. As the […]

Bhubaneswar: Gruelling heat swept across Odisha today throwing life out of gear with Jharsuguda becoming the hottest place at 44.4 degrees Celsius. The number of deaths due to sun-stroke stood at three. The casualties have been reported from Bargarh, Angul and Balangir districts, the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said. The state virtually […]

Bhubaneswar: Blistering heat swept across Odisha with Titlagarh being the hottest place at 45.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. The sun-stroke toll also climbed to three during the day, following a death reported from Balangir district, the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said. Earlier, two sun-stroke deaths had been reported in the state, one […]

Bhubaneswar:  As the heat wave condition intensified in Odisha where Titlagarh was the hottest place at 45.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, the state government announced summer vacation in schools from tomorrow, a week ahead of schedule. School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra told reporters that summer vacation has been advanced in all the […]