A severe cold wave has gripped Odisha for the fifth consecutive day, with night temperatures dropping sharply across the state. In the last 24 hours, minimum temperatures fell below 10°C in as many as 13 places, while dense fog was observed in three districts.

The lowest temperatures were recorded at G. Udayagiri and Semiliguda at 5°C, followed by Phulbani (6.5°C), Jharsuguda (7°C), Chiplima (7.6°C), Keonjhar (8.1°C), Bhawanipatna (8.8°C), Daringbadi and Angul (9°C), Rourkela (9.1°C), Sundargarh (9.2°C), Nabarangpur (9.8°C) and Balangir (10°C).

Manorama Mohanty, Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, said the intense cold conditions are likely to continue till December 12 due to dry and cold north-westerly winds flowing into the state. No major change in weather is

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