India, Jan. 9 -- Odisha continued to reel under an intense cold wave as temperatures dropped sharply across several parts of the state on Friday. While the forested region of Similipal recorded sub-zero temperatures, Jharsuguda witnessed its coldest night in more than seven decades.

Similipal shivers under sub-zero temperature Similipal emerged as the coldest pocket in the state, with Upper Baraha Kamuda recording a minimum temperature of minus 1 degree Celsius. Several other locations inside the Similipal region also reported low night temperatures, indicating severe cold conditions in the forest belt.

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