Heat Wave
State Government cautions people on heat wave
The Odisha government cautioned public to avoid venturing out of their houses between 11 am to 3 pm due to intense heat wave as the death toll in sunstroke mounted to 19, official sources said. Heat wave condition may prevail in some parts of interior Odisha during the next 24 hours, a Met office release
Heatwave in State unrelenting; Sambalpur at 46.7o Celsius
As most parts of the State continued to be in the grip of unrelenting and worsening heat wave for the last three weeks allegedly taking a toll of 81 persons, the State Government on Saturday asked the district authorities to intensify the awareness drive to avoid health hazards. Severe heat wave conditions continued to prevail