Bhubaneswar: Amid the heatwave in Odisha, the industrial town of Jharsuguda recorded the highest temperature of 43 degrees C while Boudh, Sambalpur and Talcher recorded above 42 degrees C. Though Odisha recorded a marginal fall in temperature across the state, the temperature was soaring above 40 degrees Celcius in around 20 places.
Six places recorded temperatures at or above 41 degrees C. This included Angul (41.1), Sundergarh (41.5), Bolangir (41.2), Titlagah and Malkangiri (41.5 each) and Rourkela (41). Meawhile the state capital recorded 40 degrees C.
Meanwhile, the IMD issued a yellow warning and stated that thunderstorms with lightening are very likely to occur in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar and Bhadrak districts. Light-to-moderate rain or thunderstorms were also predicted at Kendrapara, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur and Nuapada on Monday.
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The Odisha government has revised their school timings across Anganwadi centres owing to the heatwave conditions. Classes will now be held from 7 am to 11 am from Monday. All Anganwadi centres have also been directed to make arrangements for an adequate supply of drinking water, the Women and Child Development Ministry stated in a notificication.
District collectors have been asked to change the timing of the Angandwadi centres based on the prevailing heatwave conditions in their areas. It has also been decided that government and private schools will hold morning classes from Monday.
The IMD on Sunday predicted an increase in temperatures in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and North West India in the coming days. The met department has also issued a warning of heat wave conditions over Bihar and Coastal Andhra Pradesh for the next 4-5 days, over Punjab and Haryana for the next 2 days. The department also declared an Orange alert in West Bengal.
