NewIndianExpress.com - 4/09/13, By Express News Service - BHUBANESWAR
The weather office has predicted that heat wave conditions will prevail for the next 48 hours in some parts of the State. So far, no sunstroke death has been reported | EPS
The heat wave is here to stay, at least for the current week. With mercury level showing a steady rise across the State, any immediate relief from the sweltering conditions is unlikely. The formation of a troughline around Friday may decide how the next fortnight will go.
On Monday, as many as 14 stations __ spread across coastal, western, northern and central Odisha pockets __ recorded 40-degree-plus temperature signalling that the entire State was under the grip of blistering conditions. Titlagarh (42.2 degree) and Sambalpur (42 degree) were the hottest places.
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