Breathing problems due to extreme heat! Intense heatwaves are proving to be fatal in these states including UP and Bihar

Breathing problems due to extreme heat! Intense heatwaves are proving to be fatal in these states including UP and Bihar

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New Delhi: In many states of the country, severe heat and heat wave have been wreaking havoc for the past several days. The rising temperature has created a problem for breathing. In Bihar, intense heat and severe heat wave have become a disaster. Here, 14 people including 10 polling personnel died due to severe heat. At the same time, 12 people died of heat stroke in Sundargarh, Odisha, while four people died in Jharkhand. Meanwhile, 9 home guard jawans and five polling personnel who went on election duty died due to heat wave in Purvanchal.

Jharkhand: 1300 people in hospital

Four people died due to scorching heat and heatwave in Jharkhand on Friday, while 1,326 people were admitted to hospital after falling ill. Officials said all district hospitals and other medical establishments have been asked to make arrangements for air-conditioned rooms and beds for heatwave victims. Temperatures remained above 40 degree Celsius in most of the 24 districts of Jharkhand, with places like Daltonganj and Garhwa recording temperatures above 47 degree Celsius. Deaths of animals, especially bats, are also reported due to the scorching heat.

Heat breaks records in Nagpur!

Heat breaks records in Nagpur!

Two automatic weather stations (AWS) in Nagpur reported abnormally high temperatures, registering over 50 degrees Celsius. These stations are part of the IMD network. The data was recorded at an automatic weather station located at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Mungeshpur village.

Temperatures crossed 44 in many places in Bihar

Temperatures crossed 44 in many places in Bihar

In Bihar, 14 people including 10 polling personnel died due to heat stroke in the last 24 hours. A statement issued by the Disaster Management Department said that most of the deaths occurred in Bhojpur, where five officials deployed on election duty died due to heat stroke. The state is in the grip of severe heat as the mercury has crossed 44 degrees Celsius in many places. Due to the scorching heat, all schools, coaching institutes and Anganwadi centers have been closed till June 8.

Demand for leave of teachers raised

Demand for leave of teachers raised

Leader of Opposition in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, said in a post on Instagram, ‘When government schools have already been closed due to pressure from the opposition, why are teachers being asked to come to school in this scorching heat? When the students themselves will not come to school, what will the teachers do? Teachers should be given leave in this scorching heat.’ Meanwhile, Congress’ Rajasthan unit president Govind Singh Dotasara on Friday targeted the state’s BJP government over the deaths due to scorching heat and alleged that it was hiding the data.

Odisha: Preparations intensified for patients

Odisha: Preparations intensified for patients

The scorching heat continues to wreak havoc in Odisha. In the state’s Sundargarh, 12 people died of heat stroke during the last 24 hours. According to official sources, four people died due to heat stroke. Sundargarh ADM Ashutosh Kulkarni said, ‘At present, ten people are being treated at Hi-Tech Hospital and 23 others at RGH Hospital. Their condition is said to be stable. Additional rooms have been kept ready in case the number of patients increases.’ According to Meteorological Department sources, Rourkela recorded a temperature of 44.9 degrees Celsius on Thursday, while the mercury reached 43.6 degrees in Sundargarh.

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