The heat wave continued sweeping the State on Monday with nine places recording maximum temperatures above 40 degree Celsius.
Titilagarh registered the highest temperature of the day of 45.5 degree. It was followed by Balangir with 44 degree, Malkangiri 43.4 degree, Sundargarh, Bhawanipatna and Sonepur 43 degree, Sambalpur 42.7 degree, Jharsuguda 42.6 degree and Hirakhud 41.4 degree.
The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Office has issued a yellow alert and said there would be no relief for the western and interior regions for the next couple of days.
The SRC office also asked the Collectors of these districts to take appropriate measures to prevent any casualties due to sunstroke.
As for Bhubaneswar and Cuttack though the twin cities recorded temperatures of 37.7 degree and 38 degree, respectively, high humidity made life miserable for the denizens.