Bhubaneswar: The second phase of polling will be held in the state on the 20th. Polling will be held in Balangir, Kandhamal and Aska. There will be hot weather in the state then. Summer flow will increase. The temperature in this place will increase by 4 to 5 degrees. The weather department has informed about the temperature being above 40 degrees. The people of Odisha got relief from Tati for a few days under the influence of Kalabeishakhi. Now West Odisha has become a hotbed.
The weather will change in the next 3 to 4 days. Summer will continue with maximum day temperature rising to 4 to 5 degrees. The temperature is expected to rise to 40 degrees in Bargarh, Sundergarh, Balangir, Kandhamal, Aska Lok Sabha constituencies. Today, the temperature in Balangir and Titilagarh has risen to 40 degrees. Regardless of the two cities being at odds, the candidates have intensified their campaigning.
With four more days of campaigning to go, candidates and workers will be out and about in the scorching summer heat. The temperature is expected to rise to 40 degrees in most places. Temperature is likely to be above 40 degrees in most cities of coastal Odisha including Bhubaneswar by 19th. The state’s highest temperature of 44 degrees was recorded in Nuapada today.
A few places may be outdated. According to the forecast of the regional weather center, there may be heavy rainfall in some parts of the state in the next 24 hours. Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Balangir, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Baleshwar and one or two places of Jajpur may experience thunder and lightning. In the next three days, light rain is likely to occur in some places of Gajapati, Ganjam, Bhadrak, Baleswar, Jajpur districts including North Interior Odisha.