Orissa''s Kandhamal goes below freezing point

Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 2011 (PTI) Daringbadi in Orissa''s Kandhamal district was today the coldest place in the state as it went below freezing point even as normal life remain affected due to the cold wave across the state.

Daringbadi (-0.5 degree Celsius) was followed by Phulbani (3.6 degree), the district headquarter town of Kandhamal, while Sundargarh in western region recorded 4.9 degree and Keonjhar in north recorded 5.4, the Met office said.

State capital Bhubaneswar recorded 10.8 degree celsius while Sambalpur experienced the chill with the temperature remaining at 5.1.

"Cold wave condition is likely to prevail over interior Orissa during the next 48 hours," S Sahu, Director of the local Meteorological office, told PTI adding the situation could continue due to clear sky and a low pressure area near Sri Lanka.

Places which recorded less than 10 degree Celsius temperature were Chandbali (9.7), Balasore (9.1), Jharsuguda (6.7), Hirakud (7.8), Titlagarh (8), Balangir (8.7), Angul (9.8), Baripada (6.6) and Bhawanipatna (8.7).

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