With temperatures soaring high, a government school in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj came up with an innovative idea for beating the heat, turning the classroom into a swimming pool.
The IMD however stated that some parts of northwest and central India and adjoining areas of northeast peninsular India are likely to record normal to below normal maximum temperatures.
The Director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar, Manorama Mohanty said, "In Odisha, 30 cities reported 41 degrees Celsius and above and 29 cities recorded 42 degrees Celsius and above. Baripada in Mayurbanj district reported 46.4 degrees Celsius. Balasore reported
The District Magistrate (DM) of Bihar's Patna on Tuesday ordered all private and government schools in the district to suspend academic activities for several hours during the daytime from May 1 concerning the prevalent heatwave conditions in the region.
Reacting to the severe heatwave, Deputy Medical Superintendent, of GBP Hospital, Doctor Kanak Choudhary said, "The summer condition is new to us. We are not habituated to such hot weather. Moreover, the hot weather is persistent. Though there is little rain, however, it has not been able to
In response to the relentless grip of a scorching heatwave sweeping across the state, educational authorities in Tripura have taken decisive action to ensure the well-being of students, Directorate of School Education Department Tripura said.
Tigers are being provided cold milk while ice creams, 'sattu', and honey are being given to bears. Watermelon, melon, and cucumber have been included in the diet of deer, hippo, and chital.
Senior Scientist IMD Umashankar Das said that 14 stations have recorded 43 degrees Celsius and above in Odisha. Bhubaneswar recorded 44.6 degrees Celsius and Angul recorded 44.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
Soma Sen Roy, senior scientist at IMD, said that severe heatwave conditions have been prevailing in Gangetic West Bengal for many days and hence a red alert has been issued.
Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) scientist, Soma Sen Roy, has said that the chances of heatwave conditions in North India are less likely to happen amidst an increase in thunderstorm activities.