Bhubaneswar, Feb. 15 -- The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department has issued a detailed SOP for the urban local bodies (ULBs) in Odisha to tackle the heatwave situation in the summer.

The H&UD Department issued the SOP in the wake of rise in daytime temperature across the state in last few days.

"The daytime temperature has started rising abnormally due to unusual rainfall followed by prevailing erratic climatic condition. The urban areas usually experience high temperatures in summer due to concentration of concrete buildings, more road surfaces and infrastructure absorbing solar heat. The state government has issued a detailed SOP for the ULBs to take the necessary steps to tackle the situation," said the H&UD department.

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