Capital becomes hottest city during last 2 days

BHUBANESWAR: Mercury level of the capital city has touched 42 during last two days which termed it as the hottest city of the State. The scorching heat wave swept across the State recording a new high temperature of 42.2 degrees Celsius in the city on Friday would prevail over some parts of the State during next 48 hours, local weatherman said.

Besides the capital city, the coal township of Talcher recorded 41.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Titlagarh 40.6 degrees, Bhawanipatna 40.5, Bolangir and Chandbali 40.8, Baripada and Malkangiri 40.5 and Balasore and Sambalpur 40 degrees C, the meteorological centre said.

Meanwhile, the State Government has written a letter to the Central Government to declare the heat wave as the natural disaster. “The Central Government included cold wave as natural disaster, but not heat wave though we have been writing to the Government regarding the matter,” said Special Relief Commissioner Pradipta Mohapatra.