Heat wave, India: a respite is likely after Friday, said IMD.
New Delhi:
In the midst of coronavirus containment, the heat wave intensified in several northern Indian states, Maharashtra and Telangana, while temperatures rose above 45 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country on Monday .
The Indian Meteorological Department or IMD issued the first “red warning” of this season on Sunday as it predicts an intense heat wave this week in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and from Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra, adding that respite is likely after Friday,
Temperatures are expected to peak today, according to the weather department’s daily bulletin.
“Due to the prevailing northwest winds over the plains of northwest India, central India and neighboring regions of eastern India, a current heat wave is expected to continue on these regions until May 28 with maximum intensity on May 26. games with severe heatwave conditions in isolated places most likely on Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh and Vidharbha from 26 to 27 May and only heat conditions on May 28, “said today’s IMD bulletin.
Parts of Punjab, the interior of Odisha, Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and the interior of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar and Jharkhand will also experience “heat wave conditions” in over the next two or three days.
Maximum temperatures are expected to drop in these states after Friday, the release said.
The IMD issues color-coded warnings based on the intensity of any weather system in ascending order – green, yellow, orange and red.
On Sunday, during the red alert, the head of the IMD Regional Meteorological Center, Kuldeep Srivastava, said: “The warning was issued to warn people not to go out between 1 pm and 5 pm , when the heat is most intense. “
Temperatures soared above 45 degrees yesterday in the Prayagraj of the UP, the Rajuru of Churu, among others. “The main IMD stations reported a maximum temperature> 45 degrees C today, 25-05-2020: – The highest temperatures recorded are at Churu 47.5, Prayagraj-47.1 and Nagpur-47, 0 degrees C. Temperatures are likely to persist until 27 and decrease from 28 due to rain / thunderstorm activities, “said IMD in a tweet.
The main IMD stations reported a maximum temperature> 45 degrees. C today, 25-05-2020: –
The highest temperatures recorded are at Churu 47.5, Prayagraj-47.1 and Nagpur-47.0 degrees C.
Temperatures are expected to persist until 27 and decrease from 28 due to rain / thunderstorm activities. pic.twitter.com/MUHgCedvrf– India has met. Department (@Indiametdept) May 25, 2020
On Sunday, Rajasthan Churu recorded the highest maximum temperature of 47.4 degrees Celsius.
Rising temperatures occur as many migrants – stranded due to isolation – still try to return home on foot.
In 2019, India witnessed 73 heat waves in 23 states, with mercury rising to 50 degrees Celsius and killing dozens of people, according to data shared by the National Disaster Management Authority.
