Odisha Continues To Reel Under Heat-Wave

25 May, Bhubaneswar

An intense heat wave continued to sweep to sweep most parts of Odisha on Monday with the industrial town of Angul recording the highest tempertaure in the state at 47 degree Celsius , officials said.
An official in the state’s special relief commissioner’s office said the toll due to sunstroke has so far remained at five. The unofficial toll has risen to 31,

Other towns which recorded temperatures of more than 46 degrees were Hirakud at 46.6, Titilagarh at 46.5, Sambalpur and 46.4, Jharsuguda at 46.4, and Bolangir at 46.2.

People stayed indoors in most places during peak hours. Roads wore a deserted look, while private and government offices in some places saw thin attendance.