Delhi on Tuesday had no respite from heat as the minimum temperature rose to 24.5 degrees Celsius, a jump of 1.3 degrees from the previous day.
On Monday, Delhi's maximum temperature touched 40 degrees Celsius for the first time this season. This thus marked a heatwave situation that persisted for three consecutive days.
The IMD forecast heatwave conditions at some/many places with severe heat wave conditions at isolated pockets over Rajasthan on 09th April and heat wave conditions.
To maintain seamless communication with farmers, the state government has operationalised mobile procurement centers that function even on Sundays and public holidays.
Rain in various parts of Uttarakhand on Thursday disrupted normal life across the state as Chardham shrines—Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath—and other high altitudes areas witnessed substantial snowfall, leading to a sharp drop in temperatures.
Cyclone Dana, which is expected to hit the Odisha coast on Thursday, will have a partial impact on the weather of Bihar as well, said the weather department here.
With cyclone Dana intensifying with every passing day, the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway, having a rail network near coastal areas, is gearing up with precautionary measures to control the effect of rain and storm.
The incessant rain accompanied by uncontrolled release of water from the DVC played havoc in Arambagh sub-division.
Inflow of water to the upper reservoirs caused by the unrelenting rain eventually has forced the Damodar Valley Corporation to intensify the discharges of its prime feeder dams, Panchet and Maithon, resulting in the Durgapur barrage to scale up rate of outflow today.
At least six people were killed, and many dwellings were damaged in several rain-triggered landslides in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district, a senior official said Friday.
