Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe heatwave alert for Odisha for the next five days.
The IMD has issued Orange Warning for many districts of the state till April 28, with the maximum day temperature likely to rise by 4 to 6 degrees Celsius.
Day-wise forecast for Odisha:
April 25
ORANGE WARNING: Heat wave to severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati and Ganjam.
YELLOW WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Angul, Nayagarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Nuapada , Kandhamal, Khurda, Cuttack, and Dhenkanal.
April 26
ORANGE WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Deogarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Rayagada.
YELLOW WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Nayagarh.
April 27
ORANGE WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Malkangiri with isolated pockets of severe heat wave condition very likely to occur over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nuapada, Sonepur, Bolangir, and Kalahandi.
April 28
Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Malkangiri with isolated pockets of severe heat wave condition very likely to occur over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nuapada, Sonepur, Bolangir, and Kalahandi.