Other Odisha towns – Dhenkanal, Titilagarh, Bhawanipatna, Talcher, Hirakud, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Baripada, Angul, Chandbali and Balasore recorded temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and above.
The heatwave conditions will prevail for two days more. Many parts of Odisha will witness rain and thundershower from June 12 till 15. However, it cannot be called monsoon rains. Monsoon may hit the state after June 22.