Heatwave: Hopes of respite in East; blistering heat to continue in North and Central India | India News
NEW DELHI: Northwest and central India recorded average maximum temperatures of 35.9 and 37.78 degrees Celsius in April, the highest since record-keeping began 122 years ago.
On the last day of the month, the highest maximum temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius was recorded at Chandrapur in Maharashtra as heatwave conditions were common in some parts of Delhi; in isolated pockets on Gurugram, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh; heatwave conditions are common in much of western Rajasthan, in parts of Punjab and Vidarbha; in isolated pockets in Haryana, inland Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh.
Scientists have warned that more than a billion people are at risk of being affected by heat in the region, linking the early onset of a hot summer with climate change.
May will bring on a mixed heat wave – continued heat for north-west, west and central India and normal to above-normal rainfall across most parts of India.
Crisis of power in the middle of a scorching summer
Several states have been reeling from power outages due to the coal crisis in the country. Delhi, Punjab and other states are facing severe power outages as their thermal power plants are reeling from coal shortages or struggling due to increased load capacity.
Coal India Ltd reported a 27.2% increase in its output in April 2022, year-on-year, the coal ministry said.
Union Electricity Minister RK Singh reviewed the power situation and coal reserve situation at thermal power plants, including those supplying power plants in Delhi, and told the The communicator after the meeting assessed that inactive power plants would receive as much electricity as they had requisitioned.
On Saturday, the Center issued a directive to power plants to supply electricity to Delhi’s hubs to ensure that supplies to the national capital are not disrupted due to unprecedented demand due to the heat wave. big.
The government of Uttar Pradesh, under the supervision of Premier Yogi Adityanath, will ensure 24-hour power supply at the district headquarters. Similarly, villages will be supplied with electricity for 15 hours,” said State Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary.
The Odisha government announced on Saturday that there is no shortage of coal in any of its power plants.
Odisha modified the study time
Odisha on Saturday announced the decision to reschedule instruction in all schools.
The new time will be from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and will take effect from May 2.
“The government, after careful consideration, has pleased to adjust the teaching time in all schools from 6 am to 9 am from 2 May. However, the test was approved by the Councils/ Various council schedules will continue as usual,” the announcement read.
Previously, on April 26, the government announced the closure of all Anganwadi schools, colleges, universities and centers for 5 days in the state.
In the coming days
Isolated locations in West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, some northeastern states and coastal Andhra Pradesh could also experience thunderstorms or light rain, the IMD’s short-term forecast said.
However, there is not much good news for western Rajasthan, southern Uttar Pradesh, Tekangana, Madhya Pradesh and the Vdarbha region of Maharashtra. Moderate to severe heatwave conditions are likely to be common in these areas.
Some respite may apply to the northwest plains after May 1 as the New Western Perturbation could bring rainfall over the Western Himalayas. According to IMD, light rain with gusty winds is likely in parts of Delhi-NCR on Sunday.
(With agent input)
