Yellow Warning For Cold In Int. & Odisha Coasts, District Collectors Alerted

Bhubaneswar, Dec 21: The Odisha government on Tuesday alerted all the district collectors and municipal commissioners about a cold wave to severe cold wave with isolated cold day conditions prevailing in several parts of the state. 

Met sources said the Northwesterly/Northerly dry and cold wind at lower levels is penetrating over Odisha and under its influence isolated cold wave to severe cold wave with isolated cold day conditions very likely over some parts of interior and coastal districts of Odisha during next 2-3 days.

Although there will be no large change in the night temperature in Odisha in next three days but the minimum temperature will be below normal by 5 to 6 degree Celsius over the districts of interior Odisha and by 4 to 5 degree Celsius in other parts of Odisha.

The met department has already issued yellow warning for cold for almost all the districts of Odisha in the next three days. The government has issued an advisory asking the people to remain indoors during the night and morning as there is likely to be cold related illness which might be aggravated to continuous exposure to the cold.

The collectors were requested to ensure that school buildings, community buildings and other available buildings are opened for use as shelter during night by homeless and needy people. Cold wave conditions continued to sweep across the state with the minimum temperature significantly remaining below normal in many places. Daringibadi in Kandhmal district is the coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of 3.5 degree Celsius on Tuesday.

As many as 19 places in the state recorded a minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius, Met source said. Phulbani registered a minimum temperature of 4 degree Celsius followed by Bhawanipatna (6) Keonjhar (6.2), Sundergarh (6.5), Tititilagarh (6.8), Boudh (7) Bolangir (7.8), Sonepur, Sambalpur, Baripada, Koraput (8.5 each) Anugul (8.6) ,Baragarh and Talcher (9 each), Chandbali (9.2) and Balasore 9.8 degree Celsius.

The Indian Meteorological department here clarified that during the last two days frost not snow is seen on the ground in certain pockets of Kandhamal and Sundergarh districts.