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.
The schools reopened on 15th of this month but the students are in great distress over the prevailing heat-wave like conditions
As several parts of the country are grappling with severe heatwave conditions, IMD Scientist Naresh Kumar issued an advisory on the current situation in the country.
According to the Met office, the wind from the north-west direction swept over Alipore with a maximum speed of 78 km per hour.
The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange warning for Gangetic West Bengal for the period 9-11 May.
Met Meteorological scales in Bengal are being swayed by an extra-tropical storm
