Bhubaneswar, April 25 -- With mercury on the rise at several places in Odisha and as heat wave to severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail over several districts of Odisha during April 26 and April 27, at least thirty-three places of the State witnessed day temperatures above 40 Degrees Celsius, today.

Jharsuguda town recorded the highest maximum (day) temperature at 43.8 Degrees Celsius, followed by Baripada (43.6), Nuapada (43.5), Talcher (43.4), Boudh (43.2), Bolangir, Cuttack, and Kendrapara each (43.0), Angul (42.9), Bhadrak (42.8), Dhenkanal (42.7), Malkangiri (42.6), Jajpur, Sambalpur, and Titilagarh each (42.5), Bhawanipatna, Hirakud, and Paralakhemundi each (42.4), Bhubaneswar, and Nayagarh each (42.2), Jagatsinghpur, a...