Cold Wave Hits Odisha, Temperature Drops To 8.4 Degrees Celsius

G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state at 8.4 degrees Celsius, officials said.

Cold wave conditions gripped Odisha on Wednesday with the mercury falling below 10 degrees Celsius in several districts, officials said.

G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state at 8.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Kirei in Sundargarh at 9.2 degrees Celsius and Keonjhar at 9.6 degrees Celsius, they said.

The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded a minimum temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal, they added.