With the mercury crossing 42 degrees Celsius in Bhubaneswar, the State wing of St John Ambulance opened at least four first aid centres for sunstroke victims at four different places in the city on Wednesday to tackle the sunstroke cases.
The centres have been set up in front of AG Office near AG Square, backside of Secretariat, Vani Vihar traffic Square and Saheed Nagar Puja Mandap. Earlier in the month, the wing had opened three centres at PMG Square, near Khandagiri and Kalinganagar Square.
Besides attending to the victims, the centres would educate people on sunstroke. Medicines, cool water, butter milk and lemon water have been stocked up at the centres that would remain open from 11 to 3 pm daily, said Divisional Commander of the AG wing of St John Ambulance Bal.