With Cyclone 'Biparjoy' expected to hit different parts of the country, Union and State ministers reviewed preparedness at different levels on Tuesday.
"In Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, the temperature may reach near 40-45 in the coming days. The heat wave is continuing in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. An orange alert has been issued in these parts for the coming five days," he said.
Schools in the landslide-prone areas of Dima Hasao district of Assam will remain closed for five days from June 13 following the forecast of heavy rainfall by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), said an official statement.
Six multi-disciplinary Central Quick Response Medical Teams pooled in from the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and Safdarjung Hospital Delhi, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi), AIIMS (Jodhpur) and AIIMS (Nagpur), are kept ready
Heat wave conditions are likely to prevail for two days in Telangana and for one day in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientists said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of ministries/agencies of the Centre as well as Gujarat to deal with the situation arising out of the impending Cyclone Biparjoy.
In this regard, the official media handle of IMD took to Twitter and said," Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra and Kutch Coast: Orange Message. ESCS Biparjoy lay at 1730IST today, about 310km SW of Porbandar, 330km SW of Devbhumi Dwarka, 400km SSW of Jakhau Port, 410km SSW of Naliya. To cross n
During the virtual meeting, Sonowal directed the senior officers to take every possible measure to ensure that people living in vulnerable locations are safe, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said.