According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday, heatwave conditions are expected to sweep across the majority of the nation on June 3.
“Heatwave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and Odisha on June 3,” according to the meteorological report.
In the meantime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a meeting on Sunday to discuss the nation’s current heatwave and readiness for the monsoon season.
The Prime Minister was informed that the heat wave is expected to persist in certain areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh based on IMD estimates.
This year, the monsoon is likely to be normal and above normal in most parts of the country and below normal in parts of Peninsular India, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated.
“Fire audit and electrical safety audit of hospitals and other public places must be undertaken regularly,” PM Modi instructed.
He also said that regular drills for the maintenance of firelines in forests and productive utilization of biomass must be planned.
The Prime Minister was informed about the usefulness of the “van agni” portal in the timely identification of forest fires and their management.
With scorching heatwaves gripping several parts of the country, at least 56 deaths from heatstroke have been confirmed in multiple states by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), sources said on Saturday.
The Southwest Monsoon hit the coast of Kerala and advanced into parts of northeast India from Thursday, said the Indian Meteorological Department.
This year’s Monsoon onset is two days earlier as the usual date of the onset is on June 1.
This year, Kerala experienced widespread pre-monsoon rains.
In 2023, rainfall over the country as a whole during the monsoon season (June-September), was 94 per cent of its long-period average.
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