The whole of Odisha continued to reel under a burning sun with 15 towns of the State recording a maximum temperature of above 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The local Met office predicted that a severe heat wave condition is likely to prevail till May 24 in the State.
Titilagarah in western Odisha was the hottest place with mercury shooting up to 44.5 degrees Celsius followed by Balangir with 44.2 degrees Celsius. The capital city Bhubaneswar recorded 43.9 degree Celsius.