Odisha reels beneath intense heat, Baripada information 43.5 ranges C

By PTI

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha on Thursday reeled beneath sweltering heat with temperatures hovering above 40 ranges Celsius in a minimum of 25 places, a meteorological division official talked about.

Mercury stage reached 43.5 ranges Celsius at Baripada, the perfect temperature this season thus far.

Seven places all through the state recorded temperatures of 42 ranges Celsius or additional on Thursday, whereas 25 stations witnessed the extent of mercury hovering above or at 40 ranges C, the official talked about, together with that the situation will proceed for two additional days.

The places which recorded 42 ranges Celsius or additional are Angul (42.5), Titlagarh (42.2), Sonepur (42.5) and Talcher, Bhawanipatna and Balangir (42 ranges Celsius each).

Jharsuguda registered 41.8 ranges Celsius, adopted by Sambalpur with 41.6 ranges C, and Cuttack with 41.4. State capital Bhubaneswar sizzled at 40.8 ranges Celsius, Hirakud at 40.6, Jajpur at 40.2, Dhenkanal at 40.5, and Jagatsinghpur at 40.5.

Heat wave scenario might be very vulnerable to occur at one or two places in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Angul districts on Friday, the India Meteorological Department talked about.

Meanwhile, Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu talked about the entire districts had been on alert and requested to take quite a few measures to struggle the heat wave situation throughout the state.

He talked about ‘Jal Chhatras’ (water kiosks) have been opened in strategic locations akin to marketplaces and bus stands in rural and concrete localities.

Besides, preparations for the provision of consuming water by means of tankers have been made in water scarcity areas.

Panchayati Raj division has been directed to immediately start preventive maintenance of tube wells and piped water present methods if not already taken up, he talked about.

Sufficient life-saving medicines, saline and ORS packets in dispensaries, properly being centres and district hospitals have been stocked to meet the requirement.

The state authorities reviewed the heat wave situation at a gathering chaired by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Pramila Malik.

Keeping in view the intense heat-wave scenario, the state authorities has decided to close all schools and Anganwadi centres till April 16.

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha on Thursday reeled beneath sweltering heat with temperatures hovering above 40 ranges Celsius in a minimum of 25 places, a meteorological division official talked about.

Mercury stage reached 43.5 ranges Celsius at Baripada, the perfect temperature this season thus far.

Seven places all through the state recorded temperatures of 42 ranges Celsius or additional on Thursday, whereas 25 stations witnessed the extent of mercury hovering above or at 40 ranges C, the official talked about, together with that the situation will proceed for two additional days.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The places which recorded 42 ranges Celsius or additional are Angul (42.5), Titlagarh (42.2), Sonepur (42.5) and Talcher, Bhawanipatna and Balangir (42 ranges Celsius each).

Jharsuguda registered 41.8 ranges Celsius, adopted by Sambalpur with 41.6 ranges C, and Cuttack with 41.4. State capital Bhubaneswar sizzled at 40.8 ranges Celsius, Hirakud at 40.6, Jajpur at 40.2, Dhenkanal at 40.5, and Jagatsinghpur at 40.5.

Heat wave scenario might be very vulnerable to occur at one or two places in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Angul districts on Friday, the India Meteorological Department talked about.

Meanwhile, Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu talked about the entire districts had been on alert and requested to take quite a few measures to struggle the heat wave situation throughout the state.

He talked about ‘Jal Chhatras’ (water kiosks) have been opened in strategic locations akin to marketplaces and bus stands in rural and concrete localities.

Besides, preparations for the provision of consuming water by means of tankers have been made in water scarcity areas.

Panchayati Raj division has been directed to immediately start preventive maintenance of tube wells and piped water present methods if not already taken up, he talked about.

Sufficient life-saving medicines, saline and ORS packets in dispensaries, properly being centres and district hospitals have been stocked to meet the requirement.

The state authorities reviewed the heat wave situation at a gathering chaired by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Pramila Malik.

Keeping in view the intense heat-wave scenario, the state authorities has decided to close all schools and Anganwadi centres till April 16.