IMD Issues ‘Yellow Alert’ For Heat Wave In Several Odisha Districts; Details here
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued issued a yellow warning for heatwave in next five days in Odisha. As per IMD, the mercury level in Odisha on Monday remained at 40 degrees Celsius and above in about 24 places in the state.
As per IMD, “Baripada was reported as the hottest place with 44.2 degrees Celsius temperature. While, eight places Boudh, Nuapada, Jharsuguda, Talcher, Sambalpur, Titlagarh, Angul and Bolangir recorded temperatures above 43 degree Celsius.” The weather office further added that three other places have recorded above 42 degrees and five places have recorded above 41 degrees.
After seeing the rising temperatures, IMD, Bhubaneswar issued yellow warnings for the next 5 days.
“There is no large change in maximum temperature (Day temperature) during the next 2-3 days and a gradual fall by 2-3 degrees Celsius thereafter at many places over the districts of Odisha. Maximum temperature (Day temperature) very likely to be 40 degrees and more and above normal by 2-3 degrees at a few places over the districts of Odisha,” the IMD bulletin stated.
The IMD further said that thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, and Kandhamal districts. Heat wave condition is likely at one or two places in Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, and Sambalpur districts, it further added.
Earlier, due to the “intense heat wave conditions” in the state, the Odisha government had ordered the closure of Anganwadi centres and all government and private schools up to Class X from Wednesday to April 16.
