Rajasthan Heatwave: Rajasthan continues to reel under a severe heatwave with the temperature spiking up and the night too feeling very hot, thus making it extremely difficult for people.
Discussing the highest temperatures recorded in the state, Barmer experienced the season’s hottest day on Thursday, May 23. On that day, Barmer’s maximum temperature rose by 0.8 degrees to 48.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature dropped by 0.4 degrees to 32.2 degrees Celsius.
Water is being sprinkled on the streets and roads to provide relief from the heat.
On Friday, the maximum temperature reached 48.8 degrees Celsius in Barmer. A red alert was issued in most of the districts of Rajasthan, with temperatures expected to increase by two degrees Celsius from May 25 to 27.
Barmer District Collector Nishant Jain announced that the leaves for Health, PHED (Public Health and Engineering Department), Discom officials, and administrative officers are cancelled until further notice.
“In view of the heat, the health department is keeping a vigil on reserve beds and essential medicines. These officers are also going and checking whether all the facilities are available or not,” Jain said.
He added further, “Efforts are being made by the administration to provide relief to the people. My appeal to people would be to go out of the house only if necessary, especially in the afternoon.”
A resident, Ramesh, while speaking with ANI, said, “The temperatures are reaching 46-47 degrees Celsius. It’s becoming very difficult for us. I would urge people to plant trees so that next year, we don’t have to bear such rising temperatures in Barmer.”
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a heatwave alert.
IMD posted on X: “Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions very likely in many parts of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, few parts of West Uttar Pradesh and heatwave conditions very likely in isolated pockets of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha on May 27 and 28, 2024.”
(With ANI inputs)
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