The Meteorological Centre has also issued heat wave warning for as many as 14 districts of Odisha. “Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Khordha, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Boudh, Malkangiri, Nayagarh, Angul, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, and Jharsuguda,” it said.
In view of the rising heat wave, the SRC has directed to take precautionary measures and open adequate water bodies at prominent places in the city.
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Bhubaneswar ranks sixth in the list of 10 hottest cities in Asia. A temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius was recorded on Friday
However, there will be respite from the blistering heat wave from April 8 as thunderstorm with lightning and moderate rainfall is likely to occur in several parts of the state.
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