It's shocking to learn that Odisha is home to four of India's top five hot spots, with Boudh at the top. On Sunday, all of the major towns in Odisha recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, with Maharashtra coming in at number four.

With a boiling temperature of 43.6 degrees Celsius, Boudh recorded the highest temperature, followed by Jharsuguda (42 degrees), Angul (41.1 degrees), and Chandrapur (41.6 degrees), according to reports.

“A red warning has been issued for Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Kalahandi, Sonepur, and Boudh, where temperatures are expected to remain significantly high. Maximum temperatures were markedly above normal by about 5-7 degree Celsius over the districts of interior Odisha,” informed Manorama Mohanty, director of IMD’s Bhubaneswar center.

With temperatures soaring across the state, the Odisha government is actively considering a shift to morning school timings to protect students from extreme heat wave conditions that have been prevailing for the past couple of days.

The School and Mass Education Minister on Sunday assured that the state government is well aware of the increasing temperatures and is closely monitoring the situation.

“The government is fully aware of the rising heat conditions. A discussion will be held with the Revenue and Disaster Management Department regarding the commencement of morning school sessions. Based on these deliberations, a final decision will be made on rescheduling school timings,” the Minister stated.