Bhubaneswar, April 27 -- As Odisha continues to reel under severe heat wave conditions, capital city Bhubaneswar on Saturday recorded this season's highest temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius by 2.30 pm.

Throwing normal life out of gear, Bhubaneswar virtually turned into a hot cauldron. While people chose to remain indoors during the peak hours, particularly pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists ventured out due to some important work were seen taking measures to save themselves from the scorching heat.

After Bhubaneswar, four more cities witnessed temperatures above 42 degrees Celsius.

While the second hottest city was Jharsuguda with 43.6 degrees Celsius, it was followed by Rourkela 42.5 degrees Celsius, Chandbali 42.4 degrees Cels...