OD-COLD

Cold wave conditions continue in Odisha
    Bhubaneswar, Jan 7 (PTI) Cold wave conditions
continued in Odisha on Tuesday with Daringibadi in Kandhamal
district remaining to be the coldest place in the state
recording a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius.
    Predicting slight respite from the cold wave, the
Meteorological Centre here said that minimum temperature is
likely to rise by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius gradually in the
Odisha over the next three days.
    Thereafter, the minimum temperature is expected to
fall by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius in the state, while shallow to
moderate fog is likely to occur at some places during next
two-three days, it said in a bulletin.
    As the mercury plummeted across the state, Daringibadi
was closely followed by Titlagarh in west Odisha which
recorded a minimum temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius.
    Angul recorded a minimum temperature of 8 degrees
Celsius, while it was 8.5 degrees Celsius in phulbani, 9
degrees Celsius at Sonepur and 9.8 degrees Celsius in
Keonjhargarh, it said.
    Cuttack recorded 11.2 degrees Celsius, while the
mercury at state capital Bhubaneswar stood at 12 degrees
Celsius, it said.
    The MeT centre has also predicted light to moderate
rainfall or thundershower in several districts including
Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Bolangir, Deogarh,
Sambalpur, Angul, Bargarh, Mayurbhanj and Nuapada from
Wednesday. PTI SKN
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