The weather department issued an Orange Alert for severe heatwave in 11 Jharkhand districts for Wednesday as mercury may go up by two to three degrees Celsius above the existing, an official said
Odisha has been seeing a rise in the maximum levels where maximums are settling about 36-38 degrees Celsius. Even Jharkhand has seen maximums around 38 degrees. Cities of Gaya and Bankura in Bihar and West Bengal are also seeing extreme rise in maximums.