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March 10, 1999
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Heat wave in OrissaBibhuti Mishra Heat wave has started raging in Orissa again. Bhubaneswar, with temperatures above 40 degree Celsius, looks on its way to become the hottest city in the country. Last year the number of people who died in the heat wave was 2,109. The state government had to spend over Rs 20 million for relief. The temperatures, expected on an average to be higher by 4 degree Celsius, may cross 50 degree Celsius in May. Cities like Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela and Sambalpur are already in the grip of the wave -- in fact, authorities say two people have died in the past few days. On March 9 last year, the temperature in Bhubaneswar was 37.3 degree Celsius, whereas this time it was 40.4 degree Celsius. The state government is taking precautionary measures on a priority basis. All hospitals have been advised to keep adequate supplies of saline and ice. Repairing of wells and taps are on, and the special relief commissioner has started placing advertising in newspapers, informing the public what to do to combat the heat. Heat wave conditions also prevailed in parts of Gangetic West Bengal, and the Bihar plateau. Day temperatures were markedly above normal in Manipur, parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, east Madhya Pradesh, coastal Andhra Pradesh and in the remaining parts of Orissa and Bihar plateau. They were appreciably above normal in Bihar plains, east Uttar Pradesh and in parts of Assam and Meghalaya, and in the remaining parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. They were above normal in Telangana, Rayalseema and in parts of the hills of west Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, coastal Karnataka and Kerala. They were appreciably below normal in parts of Saurashtra and were below normal in Gujarat and Kutch and in parts of east Rajasthan, and were normal over the rest of the country outside Arunchal Pradesh from where the data were sparse. Night temperatures were appreciably below normal in Tamil Nadu and in parts of Gujarat, and were markedly above normal in parts of Assam, Meghalaya, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Bihar. They were appreciably above normal in Orissa, the hills of west Uttar Pradesh, northwest Rajasthan, northeast Madhya Pradesh and south central Maharashtra and in parts of east Uttar Pradesh and of Haryana. They were above normal in Kashmir, east Rajasthan, north central Maharashtra, Telangana and coastal and north interior Karnataka. They were normal over the rest of the country outside Arunchal Pradesh and himachal pradesh from where the data were sparse. Very light rain occurred at isolated places in Assam and Meghalaya. Mainly dry weather prevailed over the rest of the country. Rain or snow is likely at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in the hills of west Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, and at isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, coastal Orissa, Bihar plateau, south Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Kutch, south Tamil Nadu, south interior Karnataka and Kerala. Mainly dry weather will prevail over the rest of the country.
Temperatures (deg C) Max Min Agartala 36(+4) 23(+6) Ahmedabad 32(-2) 14(-3) Allahabad 36(+4) 18(+2) Amritsar 23(-3) 12(+2) Aurangabad 35 18(+2) Bangalore 33(+1) 19(+1) Bareilly 33(+4) 17(+3) Bhopal 34(+2) 15(-1) Bhubaneshwar 41(+7) 24(+3) Bombay 29(-2) 23(+1) Calcutta 39(+6) 25(+5) Chandigarh 27 16(+3) Dibrugarh 25(-1) 20(+5) Gadag 35 22(+2) Gangtok 21(+3) 13(+5) Guwahati 32(+3) 17(+2) Hyderabad 37(+3) 21(+2) Imphal 32(+6) 16(+7) Indore 37(+5) 15(+1) Jabalpur 34(+3) 19(+6) Jaipur 30(+1) 16(+2) Jodhpur 30(-2) 16 Kanyakumari 31(-1) 24(-1) Lucknow 35(+4) 16(+2) Madras 36(+4) 21(-1) Madurai 36(+2) 19(-3) Mangalore 35(+2) 25(+2) Minicoy 33(+3) 27(+3) Nagpur 37(+2) 20(+2) New Delhi 30(+2) 15(-1) Panaji 32 24(+2) Port Blair 31 20(-2) Patna 35(+4) 18(+2) Pune 35 16(+2) Rajkot 31(-3) 16 Raipur 38(+5) 22(+3) Satna 35(+3) 18(+3) Shimla 13 8(+2) Srinagar 11(-1) 4(+2) Thiruvananthapuram 34(+2) 23(-1) Tiruchirapalli 36(+1) 19(-3) Varanasi 35(+3) 18(+3) Vishakhapatnam 37(+6) 22Additional reportage: UNI |
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