There seems to be no respite for the people in the State from the extreme heat wave conditions as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday sounded heat wave alert in coastal Odisha.
IMD Bhubaneswar Director Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu said the alarming rise in temperature in coastal Odisha is due to the flow of hot wind from the central and north-west India towards the State.
“Till April 5, the wind flow towards Odisha was from the south and south-west direction at 25-30 kmph. But the direction has changed to west and north-west during the last 24 hours from central and north-western India, where the temperature has gone up to 40 degree Celsius and above since last 4 to 5 days. Due to the change in the wind direction, the hot wind has started blowing towards coastal Odisha resulting in the further rise in the day temperature,” Dr Sahu added.
On abnormal rise in the temperature in coastal Odisha, Sahu said the wind flowing from west and north-west direction and moving towards the coastal region through Jharsuguda in western Odisha carries more heat from the dry land surface. As a result, there is a rise of temperature by 3-4 degrees Celsius in coastal Odisha.
He further said, “Through there is a possibility of Kalabaisakhi in six districts, Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Baleswar, in the next 24 hours, there will be further rise in temperature in the State after April 9 and continue till April 15”.
Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar again remained the hottest place in the State for the second day on Thursday with 43.2 degrees.
Besides, 13 other cities recorded day temperature above 40 degree mark. They are Chandbali (41.7), Cuttack (41.4), Angul (40.9), Baripada (41.5), Jharsuguda (40), Keonjhar (40.3), Sambalpur (41.2), Hirakud (43.1), Talcher (42), Bhawanipatna (42.2), Balangir (42), Titilagarh (42.5) and Dhenkanal (41.1).