IMD Issues Heat Wave Warning For Three Odisha Districts

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued heat wave warning for three districts in Odisha in the next 24 hours.

The weather agency, in a mid-day bulletin, advised the people of Nayagarh, Cuttack and Khurda districts to take precautionary measures while going outside during noon (between 11 am and 3 pm) and keep the infants, elderly and sick people indoors during the period.

It also said that due to the weakening of a cyclonic circulation over south Odisha and neighbourhood, the maximum day temperature will rise by 3-5 degree Celsius at a few places over the coastal districts during next 48 hours and 2-3 degree Celsius at many places over the interior districts during next 2-3 days.

However, the temperature will fall gradually by 2-3 degrees mostly in the south coastal and north and north coastal districts from April 27 as a trough from Jharkhand to southeast Madhya Pradesh across north Chhattisgarh will trigger thunderstorm and lightning which will continue for three days up to April 27.

The yellow warning issued by the IMD for the following districts is as follows.

April 27
Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

April 28
Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Boudh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore.

April 29
Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Nayagarh, Angul,  Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri.