Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (IANS) A cold wave has gripped several parts of Orissa with Phulbani town in Kandhamal district being the coldest at a minimum temperature 7.6 degrees Celsius, an official said.
Other places that recorded minimum temperatures of less than 10 degrees Celsius include Sundergarh at 8.9 degrees, and Sambalpur and Koraput both at 9.2 degrees Celsius, G.Dutta, an official of the Bhubaneswar meteorological centre, told IANS.
Bhubaneswar and nearby Cuttack city remained relatively warmer with minimum temperatures of 13 and 13.4 degrees Celsius respectively, he said.
Phulbani town is some 200 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.
The official added that the cold wave conditions would continue at some places for the next two days.
