Odisha reels under heat wave, 2 die of sunstroke
On Tuesday, residents of Bhubaneswar had to face nature's fury as temperature hovered around 41 degrees Celsius at around 12.30 pm.
Bhubaneswar: In view of the intense heat wave conditions prevailing in the state, the Odisha government on Tuesday extended the summer vacation of the schools till June 25.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced this on Tuesday morning.
“Odisha has announced to extend school holidays upto 25th June in #Odisha, to give relief to school going children from the extreme heat wave conditions,” the CM tweeted. Earlier, the state government had directed the schools to extend the summer vaction till June 21.
As the heat wave has made a comeback despite after the onset of monsoon, the grueling weather has thrown life out of gear. The capital city has been the worst hit with the mercury topping the charts for the last two consecutive days.
On Tuesday, residents of Bhubaneswar had to face nature’s fury as temperature hovered around 41 degrees Celsius at around 12.30 pm.