Bhubaneswar, May 3 -- Boudh became the hottest place in Odisha with mercury touching 44.6 degrees on Friday. Normal life was adversely hit here due to heat and humid conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that 27 places in Odisha recorded mercury crossing the 40-degree mark today.

Apart from this, seven places in Odisha recorded a maximum temperature of 43 degrees or above on Friday. The districts which recorded a maximum temperature of 43 degrees or above are: Boudh (44.6), Titilagarh (44), Nuapada (43.9), Bolangir (43.4), Malkangiri (43.3), Paralakhemundi (43.3) and Bhawanipatna (43).

As per IMD, there is no probability of a change in the heatwave conditions in different parts of Odisha in the next 48 hours. A ...