Mercury crosses 40 degree Celsius at 8 places in Odisha; Titlagarh hottest

Bhubaneswar: Mercury crosses 40 degree Celsius at 8 places in Odisha. Titlagarh hottest at 41.5 deg C followed by Malkangiri & Sonepur (41.2), Talcher (41.1), Bolangir (41); Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 36.4 and 36 degree Celsius.