The State capital remained the hottest city in Odisha for the fourth successive day at 40.3 degree Celsius while temperature remained below 40 degree elsewhere in the State.
Though the mercury dipped considerably across the State, the sunstroke death toll increased to 30 on Thursday, said a release from the Special Relief Commissioner’s office. While 146 complaints of sunstroke deaths were received, 30 were officially confirmed. Talcher recorded 38.5 degree followed by Malkangiri at 38.4 and Angul at 38.1 degree. Daringibadi recorded the lowest temperature at 28.5 degree.