New Delhi: Death toll had been reportedly reached to 500 as heat waves conditions are going severe across India.
Notify that at least 432 people have reportedly been killed in the worst hit-states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana alone.
The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that the heat wave will continue till May 30.
On Monday, the Met Department had predicted a hot day for Delhi with the maximum temperature expected to be around 44 degrees.
On Saturday Delhi had recorded the season’s highest temperature of 44.5 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal, at the Safdarjung observatory,
Meanwhile, commuters in Kolkata are in for a tough time as the Bengal Taxi Association has refused to ply their cabs in the city between 11:00 am to 4:00 pm from today. The association took the decision after the death of a 52-year-old cab driver due to intense heat.
The heat wave has swept several regions of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.
On Sunday, the mercury touched 46.5 degrees in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, with Kota close behind at 45.4 degrees. Churu, Sriganganagar, Jaipur, Barmer, Bikaner, Ajmer and Dabok too recorded high temperatures.
Yesterday, the blistering heat wave also hit Haryana and Punjab, and Chandigarh which recorded the season’s hottest day so far.
In Punjab, Amritsar continued to reel under a temperature of 43.6 degrees. Ludhiana and Patiala too recorded high temperatures.
Bureau Report
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