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Weather Update: With the beginning of the month of April, the weather has started changing across the country. People in Delhi-NCR are suffering from the heat. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has issued a heat wave warning in parts of eastern and peninsular India over the next two days.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) also said that heavy rains and storms may occur in the northeastern region till April 9. The IMD said heat wave is likely to continue for two days in Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, North Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and isolated areas of Yanam, Rayalaseema and Telangana.
On the other hand, according to the IMD, heavy rainfall has been predicted over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and parts of Gangetic West Bengal. The IMD said heat wave conditions are already prevailing in isolated parts of North Interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam.
Scattered to moderate rain or snow and thunderstorms are likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next seven days, the IMD said. The Center on Wednesday asked states and union territories to make plans to mitigate the impact of heat wave, especially for large-scale gatherings amid the Lok Sabha elections.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya gave these instructions after reviewing public health preparedness for the management of heat-related illness. He said that timely, prompt and widespread awareness among the people about preventive measures will help in reducing the severe impact of such heatwaves. IMD has recently predicted that the maximum temperature in the country will be above normal this year.
