"Heatwave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and Odisha on June 3," said the weather bulletin.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Punjab's Patiala Preneet Kaur on Saturday thanked people for casting their votes despite heatwave conditions.
Ahead of the seventh phase of polling in Bihar, Patna District Magistrate Shirsat Kapil Ashok said that sufficient medical teams have been deployed at various places considering a red alert for the heatwave conditions.
The India Meterological Department said on Friday that heatwave conditions are expected to become less intense in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha from tomorrow, June 1.
Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Rourkela, Ashutosh Kulkarni shared details about the heatwave-related deaths and said, "As many as 50 patients were brought to the RGH Hospital yesterday following extreme heatwave conditions in the district, after which all of them were admitted. Four p
District Magistrate, Aurangabad, Shrikant Shastri shared the development about the casualties as part of heat-related issues and said, "5 people admitted to the hospital died. When we will get the post-mortem report, then we will get to know the exact reason."
The India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday that the heatwave to severe heatwave conditions prevailing over Northwest and Central India are likely to reduce gradually from May 30.
Amid intense heatwave conditions in the state, the Bihar government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all private and government-run schools, coaching institutes and anganwadi centres till June 8.
In response to the intense heatwave situation persistent across several parts of the country, the Bihar government has issued an order to shut down all the schools in the state.
Extreme heatwave conditions in Delhi continue to push the city's power demand upwards. According to the State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) data, Delhi's peak power demand reached 8302 MW at 3:36 pm on Wednesday.