Public spaces such as Tehsils, police stations, hospitals, and Anganwadi centres will be equipped with drinking water facilities.
IMD classifies weather conditions as a heatwave when the maximum temperature is over 40°C, alongside a departure of 4.5°C or more than normal at the higher end.
The MeT Department has forecast heat wave conditions in parts of the capital from Monday to Wednesday.
July 2024 marked the second-hottest July in history. It also ended the 13-month streak of global heat records, as every month from June 2023 to June 2024, new temperature records were set, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) stated on Wednesday.
As India goes through another gruelling summer, it becomes increasingly evident that the nation’s cities have become perilous “heat traps,” exacerbated by unbalanced urban development and climate change.
A sizzling heat wave covered South Korea on Wednesday as the monsoon rain came to a lull, with the state weather agency issuing a heat wave watch for most regions.
Rome and other cities across Italy are under a red alert as the country is bracing for an intense heat wave that meteorologists said was likely to break records.
“Effective disaster response and management is a collaborative work. With coordinated actions between Centre and States, we can surely ensure there are no deaths due to heat waves,” the Union health minister said.
The States were advised to review health facility preparedness in terms of essential medicines, intravenous fluids, packs, ORS, drinking water as well as dissemination of necessary IEC materials.
Several individuals in our country have lost their lives to the heat wave that has struck this season. As per…
