The Odisha SRC said that as the Election Commission has declared the schedule for the General Elections, the National Disaster Management Authority Joint Secretary has communicated to have effective heat wave management in the State.
India, this year, experienced the third-highest instances of heatwave and severe heatwave conditions in the last 23 years, after 2019 and 2022, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.
According to the sources, the meeting will be held at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, wherein Union Health Minister will chair the meeting to review the situation caused due to heatwave conditions in the country.
On Saturday, Odisha's Sonepur recorded the highest day temperature at 45.6 degrees Celsius. Bhubaneshwar recorded the highest day temperature at 44.6 degrees Celsius,
While speaking to ANI, IMD Scientist Umashankar Das said, "We are expecting hot weather conditions and heat wave conditions to continue for the next three days. Apart from that, several places in Odisha will experience above normal temperatures by 4-6 degrees."
The District Deputy Commissioners of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and other districts of Upper Assam have issued instructions to the educational institutions to rechedule the classes at an earlier time.
According to IMD, only nine days in May saw maximum temperatures in Delhi exceed 40 degrees, with two days of heatwave conditions impacting specific areas of the national capital.
Parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds on Saturday morning, bringing relief from the heatwave conditions prevailing over North India.
Parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds on Thursday evening, bringing relief from the heatwave conditions prevailing over North India.
With the heatwave conditions persisting in the country, people tend to consume cold drinks, ice cream, and juices but one should refrain from them, said Dr NK Gupta, HOD of Pulmonary medicine at Safdarjung Hospital, advising people about basic rules to avoid infections in summer, especially