The Government has so far received 24 complaints of sunstroke death from various parts of the State.
A release from the office of Special Relief Commissioner PK Mohapatra informed this.
The Government cancelled leave applications of field staffs of the Rural Works department in view of the heat wave for a temporary period. They were advised to ensure supply of drinking water to every village.
The Odisha State Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training rescheduled the timing of the Summer 2016 Diploma examinations due to the heat wave.
The examination will begin on April 14 with two sittings, first from 7 am to 10 am and second from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm on each scheduled day. Earlier, the examination timings were fixed from 9 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 5 pm.