In the Kaliapani mining area of Odisha, intense heatwaves have severely affected daily life despite recent thunderstorms. Temperatures between 35-40 degrees Celsius are feeling like 50 degrees due to high humidity. Labors and poor families living in asbestos-roofed huts are forced to spend their days under mango trees to escape the scorching heat inside their homes. Local residents and intellectuals are demanding the construction of special heat shelters using mining development funds to protect the vulnerable population. https://sambad.in/district/jajpur/extreme-heatwave-affects-life-in-kaliapani-mining-area-11888024 #creator program