Bhubaneswar: The heat wave condition in Odisha will intensify in the next 72 hours, the India Meteorolog
ical Department (IMD) warned on Sunday.
The heat wave will intensify from March 31 with a rise of 2-3°C in the day temperature during the next two days and thereafter by 3-5°C at many places in the state.
The IMD has issued a yellow warning in Balangir, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Angul, Boudh and Kalahandi districts for two days on March 31 and April 1 and advised people to take precautionary measures against heat while going outside between 11 am and 3 pm.
The IMD also said there will be thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph at one or two places in the south coastal and north Odisha districts for two days under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over south Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood.