'Severe Heat' Alert Across Odisha, Bhubaneswar Records Highest Temperature

In a post on X, IMD said, "Severe heat wave conditions are likely at isolated places over Odisha during 18-19 April and heat wave conditions on 20-21 April, 2024."

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe heat wave alert for Odisha as Bhubaneshwar recorded the season's highest temperature at 43.6 degrees Celsius today.

In a post on X, IMD said, "Severe heat wave conditions are likely at isolated places over Odisha during 18-19 April and heat wave conditions on 20-21 April, 2024."

Speaking to news agency ANI, Manorama Mohanty, Director, IMD Bhubaneswar, said Odisha's capital city recorded a temperature of 43.6 degrees Celsius and that 27 cities in the State are witnessing temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius.