After two weeks of oppressive heat wave across Odisha, the mercury level dropped in most parts of the State on Sunday. Sonepur in western Odisha was the hottest place during the day at 43.3 degree Celsius though it was down from 44.6 degree recorded on Saturday. The temperature at Balangir and Titlagarh was recorded at 43 degree, followed by Sambalpur (42.9), Sundargarh (42.5), Hirakud (42.1), Bhawanipatna (42), Angul (41.1), Jharsuguda (41) and Malkangiri (40), Met sources said. Sunstroke death toll in the State remained at 21 though the Special Relief Commissioner’s office received reports of 115 deaths. The Met office predicted light rains and thundershowers at one or two places in south Odisha, besides in Angul, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar districts in the next 24 hours.