Men rest in the shade near Master Canteen in Bhubaneswar Tuesday. PIC: Satyabrata Mishra
Bhubaneswar: Orissa’s coal town Talcher continued to be the hottest place in the state for the second consecutive day Tuesday with mercury level remaining static at 44.6 degrees Celsius as heatwave conditions prevailed in most parts of the state, while 14 people have died so far of sunstroke.However, the number of alleged cases of sunstroke deaths has increased to 151, of which 14 have been confirmed as heat-related ones, a report from the office of the Special Relief Commissioner said.
Talcher was the hottest place in the state at 44.6 deg C, followed by Jharsuguda at 44.3 degrees C.
Other places which experienced the heatwave were Bolangir and Bhawanipatna with 43.5 degrees C each, Titilagarh (43), Sambalpur (42.8), Keonjhar (42.5) and Dhenkanal (42), the Met officer here said.
The maximum temperature in Bhubaneswar was 40.8 degrees C Tuesday against 40.1 degrees C Monday, it said, adding relative humidity at 90 per cent caused lot of sweating. Meanwhile, a bulletin issued by the Met office said the heatwave condition would prevail for two more days while thundersquall may happen at some places in the state. PTI
