Mumbai: Mercury continued to soar in major parts of the country on Monday taking the death toll to 99 as heat wave condition intensified in Odisha.
Titlagarh has been experiencing extreme heat for the past several days. The city had on Sunday recorded its highest temperature for the month of April in the last 17 years.
The temperature on Monday is likely to hover around 42 degrees Celsius in most places in the next few days.
In view of the condition, the state government has announced summer vacation for school students from Tuesday itself, reported DNA.
There would be no classes but the schools can conduct the examinations in the morning and evening hours, the SRC said.
The heat wave continued unabated with Titlagarh in Bolangir district becoming the hottest place in the country on Sunday by recording 48.5 degrees Celsius which was a record for this Western Odisha town in April.
The mercury remained above 44 degrees Celsius in as many as eight places in the state, while in 17 towns it soared above 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday.