Bhubaneswar : Heatwave conditions continued to sweep across almost the entire of Odisha with the mercury soaring to 48.5 degree Celsius at Titlagarh, making it the hottest place in the country.
It was also a record for the month of April in the western Odisha town as the temperature surpassed the last highest of 48.1 degree Celsius recorded on April 30, 1999, Sarat Sahu, Director of the Meteorological Centre said, adding that the maximum temperature of 50.1 degree Celsius recorded in Titlagarh on June 5, 2003 remains a record in Odisha.
However, temperatures have marginally dropped elsewhere in the state today, he said.
Titlagarh was followed by 46.1 degree Celsius in Sonepur and 45 degree Celsius at Bhawanipatna, the Indian Metrological Department said in a bulletin.
As many as 17 places reeled under the heat with temperatures above 40 degree Celsius.
While the coal belt of Talcher recorded 44.8 degree Celsius, the maximum temperature stood at 44.5 degree Celsius in Bolangir, 44.1 degree Celsius in Angul and 44 degree Celsius in Sundargarh and Sambalpur, the MeT office said.
The state capital Bhubaneswar recorded 41.8 degree Celsius, it said adding heatwave conditions were most likely to prevail at least till tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the state government has so far received reports of suspected 88 sunstroke deaths, the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said.
"However, four death cases have so far been confirmed due to heat related incidents by the district collectors," the official said.
It was also a record for the month of April in the western Odisha town as the temperature surpassed the last highest of 48.1 degree Celsius recorded on April 30, 1999, Sarat Sahu, Director of the Meteorological Centre said, adding that the maximum temperature of 50.1 degree Celsius recorded in Titlagarh on June 5, 2003 remains a record in Odisha.
However, temperatures have marginally dropped elsewhere in the state today, he said.
State government says the heatwave conditions is most likely to prevail.
While the coal belt of Talcher recorded 44.8 degree Celsius, the maximum temperature stood at 44.5 degree Celsius in Bolangir, 44.1 degree Celsius in Angul and 44 degree Celsius in Sundargarh and Sambalpur, the MeT office said.
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Meanwhile, the state government has so far received reports of suspected 88 sunstroke deaths, the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said.
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