Friday, March 29, 2024

“Hottest summer ever:” Heat wave warning for 5 states

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced heat wave warning for at least five states as India witnesses its “hottest summer ever.”

The heat wave warning has been announced for Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, UP and Odisha.

Large parts of the country are reporting temperatures around 45 degrees Celsius, according to IMD.

The heat wave conditions are likely to persist till first week of May after which chances of rain increase, IMD scientist RK Jenamani told news agency ANI.

“Rise by about 2 degrees Celsius in maximum temperatures very likely over most parts of Northwest India during next three days and fall by about 2 degrees Celsius thereafter,” IMD said.

The weather department has predicted the temperature in the national capital Delhi to touch 44 degrees Celsius by Friday.

The heatwave in large parts of India has led to a sharp rise in power demand also.

Maharashtra has reported a shortage of 20,000 lakh metric tonnes and key thermal power plants in the state are likely to run out of coal in less than 2 days, NDTV reported.

Rajasthan, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh are scheduled power cuts for factories.

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