Bhubaneswar: With cold wave sweeping Odisha, the mercury plunged to 8.4°C in G Udayagiri in Kandhamal in the last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Monday.

A total of 17 places in the state recorded a minimum night temperature below 15°C. ADVERTISEMENT

Jharsuguda at 11.6°C saw a sharp fall of 6.3°C compared to normal, which was also the highest drop in the state for the day. Angul at 12.6°C recorded the second major 6°C drop from normal, followed by Bhubaneswar at 14.8°C, where night-time reading of minimum temperature was 5.8 notches below normal.

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The cold wave conditions are likely to persist for two more days with a further drop in the night temperature by 2

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