Mumbai, May 15 (). 26 out of 36 districts of Maharashtra are reeling under heat wave conditions with average temperature of 40 degree Celsius and above in the last two-three days.
According to the latest IMD data, the readings recorded on Saturday are: Ahmednagar (40.0C), Satara (40.4C), Buldhana (40.6C), Pune (40.8C), Washim, Beed and Latur (41.0C each), Osmanabad (41.1C), Solapur and Aurangabad (41.4C each), Chandrapur (41.6C), Jalna, Hingoli, Yavatmal, Gadchiroli and Nagpur (42.0C each), Amravati (42.6C), Nanded (42.8C), Parbhani, Gondia, Bhandara and Dhule (43.0C each), Wardha (43.4C), Parbhani (43.6C), Akola (44.5C), Jalgaon (44.9C).
Districts in the 35C-plus range are: Sindhudurg (33.0C), Mumbai City (34.4C), Ratnagiri (35.0C), Mumbai Suburban (35.2C), Kolhapur (35.6C), Thane (36.0C), Palghar (36.7C) ), Raigarh (37.0C), Nandurbar (38.0C), Sangli (38.1C), Nashik (39.7C).
Social Impact Advisors Pvt Ltd (ASIAPL) said, IMD has declared heatwave condition in various parts including entire Coastal Konkan, Vidarbha, Marathwada, Western and North Maharashtra. This is the fourth heat-wave alert this season for coastal Konkan, and the first for May, while other regions are already battling above-normal temperatures since mid-April.
It is fraught with significant risks to public health and the concerned authorities as well as the people are advised to take immediate preventive measures to ensure the safety of the people.
Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, former secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, says the latest data clearly indicates that the intensity and frequency of heatwaves have increased across India, and are projected to increase further in the coming years.
SGK
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