Bhubaneswar: With cold wave prevailing over Odisha, Semiliguda in Koraput district remained the coldest place in the state for the second consecutive day at 3.7 degree Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Monday.
It had recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature of 2 degree Celsius the previous day.
Notably, the last 24 hours saw the mercury plummeting below 10 degree Celsius at 14 places:
Semiliguda (Koraput) -3.7°C
Kirei (Sundargarh) – 4.3°C
Phulbani (Kandhamal) – 4.9°C
G Udayagiri (Kandhamal) – 5°C
Koraput – 6.5°C
Sundargarh – 7°C
Bhawanipatna – 7.5°C
Daringbadi (Kandhamal) – 7.5°C
Dhenkanal – 7.5°C
Jharsuguda – 7.8°C
Keonjhar – 8.4°C
Balangir- 8.8°C
Sonepur – 9.1°C
Mahisapat (Dhenkanal) – 9.8°C
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 12.5 degree Celsius and 12.4 degree Celsius respectively.
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The IMD has attributed the drop in temperature to northwesterly dry and cold wind at lower levels and there would be no relief from the chill till Tuesday when Jharsuguda, Deogarh and Angul are likely to experience severe cold wave conditions. The minimum temperature is very likely to remain 3-5°C below normal at many places during the next 24 hours and gradually rise by 3-4°C during the next 3 days, it added.
Meanwhile, the state government has sent an alert to district collectors to keep a close watch on the situation and take necessary steps as required.
