The cold wave conditions intensified in Odisha as the mercury dropped to 4 degrees Celsius at Daringibadi in Kandhamal district on Tuesday, making it the coldest place in the State and throwing normal life out of gear.
While the picturesque Daringibadi recorded a minimum temperature of 4 degree Celsius, the lowest so far this winter in the State, the mercury stood at 4.6 degree at Phulbani, Kandhamal’s district headquarters town, the local Meteorological Department said.
Piercing cold swept most parts of the State as the minimum temperature fell below ten degrees Celsius in at least ten places.
MeT officials said the cold wave is likely to continue for the next two days.
While the minimum temperature plummeted to 7.2 degree Celsius at Bhawanipatna, it was 7.5 in Sundargarh, 7.6 at Sambalpur and Angul, 7.8 degree at Hirakud, 8.1 degree at Jharsuguda, 8.4 degree at Koraput and 9.7 degree in Balangir.
Apart from Phulbani and Daringibadi in Kandhamal, the cold wave also swept in the district’s G Udayagiri, Balliguda, Kotagarh and Tumudibandha blocks. Reports of fish and birds being found dead due to the intense cold were received from different parts, particularly from the high-altitude areas of the region.
light frost is expected at Belghar and Daringibadi in next few days.