6 places’ temp above 45 degree; 15 have above 40 degree
Normal life was thrown out gear on Wednesday as the State continued to be scorched by the intense heat wave with six stations recording temperatures above 45 degree Celsius and 15 recording above 40 degree.
Sambalpur recorded the day’s highest temperature of 45.6 degree Celsius followed by Talcher with 45.3 degree, Hirakud-45.2 degree, Sonepur-45.2 degree, Jharsuguda-45 degree, Titlagarh-45 degree, Sundargarh 44.5 degree and Angul 43.9 degree.
While Malkangiri recorded a temperature of 42.6 degree, mercury touched 42.5 in Balangir followed by capital city Bhubaneswar with 42.4 degree, Bhawanipatna-41.8 degree, Keonjhar 40.9 degree, Chandbali 40.8 degree and Cuttack 40.5 degree.
Earlier, the IMD had issued heat wave warning till June 13 in the State. The alert was issued for 10 districts including Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Angul, Deogarh, Bargarh, Subarnapur, Balangir and Nuapada.