Cold wave conditions were reported in parts of Odisha Sunday, with at least 12 areas recording minimum temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state, as the mercury plummeted to 4.2 degrees Celsius. It was followed by Daringbadi and Phulbani towns of the same district where a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius each was recorded.

Semiliguda in Koraput district recorded 6.1 degrees Celsius, while Koraput town recorded a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, and it was 8.2 degrees Celsius in Rourkela city, the IMD said.

Similarly, Chiplima recorded the minimum temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Jharsuguda (8.9), Kalahandi district’s Bhawanipatna (9),

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