Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a cold wave warning for four districts of Odisha, including state capital Bhubaneswar, as temperatures dipped sharply across several regions. G Udaygiri in Kandhamal district recorded the lowest temperature in the state at 5.4°C.

In its mid-day bulletin, the IMD issued a Yellow Warning (be aware) for Jharsuguda, Khurda, Sundergarh and Kandhamal districts, cautioning that cold wave conditions are likely to persist till Tuesday morning.

Cold wave conditions gripped Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Angul on Sunday night. Jharsuguda experienced a severe cold wave on Monday morning, with the mercury plunging to 9.8°C—6.7 degrees below normal.

Bhubaneswar recorded its coldest November night in 25 years on Sunday, with temperatur

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