Heatwave warning for 2 western Odisha districts

Amid a gradual rise in day temperature in parts of state for the last two days, IMD on Friday — for the first time this year — issued heatwave warning for Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts for Saturday.Jharsuguda at 40.6 degrees Celsius recorded the highest day temperature of the state on Friday, crossing the 40 degrees C mark for the second day. The rise was about six degrees Celsius more than normal. On Thursday the district recorded 40.8 degrees Celsius .Hirakud recorded day's second highest temperature at 40.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Sambalpur and Sundergarh at 39.9 degrees C and 39.5 degrees Celsius respectively.The city recorded a maximum temperure of 34.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.