Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed the administration to maintain all anganwadi centres and colleges closed from April 12 until April 16 in view of rising temperatures throughout the state. He additionally requested officers to make sure a easy provide of ingesting water and a steady energy provide.
“In view of intense heat wave condition, anganwadis and all schools, both government and private up to Class 12, will remain closed from tomorrow till April 16,” Naveen Patnaik mentioned in an official order.
Keeping in view the warmth wave situations within the State, CM directed all colleges upto class tenth and Anganwadi centres to stay closed from tomorrow (Wednesday, April 12, 2023) until April 16, 2023. pic.twitter.com/aCnDvQb11v
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) April 11, 2023
CM additionally suggested to keep up a correspondence with skilled Met Agencies to gather details about Monsoon and put together superior planning. Reviewing varied actions of @HFWOdisha, CM expressed satisfaction on the functioning of #BSKY scheme & suggested immediate care to beneficiaries.
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) April 11, 2023
Odisha Tuesday changed into a digital cauldron because the mercury crossed the 40-degree Celsius mark at 9 locations.
Baripada recorded the best temperature at 41.6 levels Celsius, whereas state capital Bhubaneswar noticed a most temperature of 40.7 levels Celsius, the Met Department mentioned.
The IMD has issued a heat-wave warning for a number of districts from April 13-15, together with Balasore, Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, and Jharsuguda.
“Due to northwesterly/westerly dry air and high solar insolation, the maximum temperature is very likely to rise further by 3-4 degrees Celsius in interior Odisha during the next four days, and at many places in other districts of the state,” it mentioned.
